sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
somersault; looping-the-loop
to escape from; to get out
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to look up; to face upwards; to turn one's face upwards
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
morning; forenoon; just before noon
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
ottoman (textile); ottoman (furniture)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; moral duty; justification; pretext
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
corner room; corner apartment
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
overlooking; turning a blind eye