floodlight; floodlight projector
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
curl; curly hair; ringlet
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
February; second month of the lunar calendar
24th day of the month; 24 days
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
history; pedigree; lineage
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar