as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to give; to do (something) for
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
hometown; rural township (of China)
endless; boundless; everlasting
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
counter for (small) boats
massacre; mass slaughter; genocide; holocaust
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
dawn (of a new era, civilization, etc.); dawning
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
(a person's) appearance; looks
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
ecstasy (emotion); (religious) ecstasy; ecstasy (drug); MDMA