way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
human trafficking; slave trade
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
stupidity; ignorance; stupid person; ignorant person
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
two days before; day before yesterday
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
two times; twice; two degrees
to become pale; to turn pale
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
up until now; as recently as the present
how; in what way; in what manner
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications