to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to cause someone to worry
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
calamity; misfortune; disaster
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to say no more; to sink into silence
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
stomach ache; abdominal pain
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
apparent; obvious; very clear
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot