vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
much less; to say nothing of
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
low tone; bass; low voice
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
offender; criminal; culprit
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to push (something) against
person concerned; interested party; related party
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
negotiations; discussions; connection
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow