police officer; policeman; constable
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
curiosity; inquisitiveness
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
imprudent fellow; misguided fellow
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
resumption of service (train, bus, etc.)
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
line; queue; procession; matrix
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
job hunting; job searching
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
dirty work; unpleasant task
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to hide; to conceal oneself
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
personal history; background; career