miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
general public; the masses
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
bored; having nothing to do; idle
standard; set; routine; decided
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
in one's hands; in one's control
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be inherent (in); to reside (in); to be immanent (in); immanence
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
reason for being; raison d'être
to be at a loss for words
personal; individual; private
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit