to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
split; division; break up
secret; private; surreptitious
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
22nd day of the month; 22 days
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to invite in; to show someone in
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
carbonization; carbonisation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
gag order; gag rule; gag law
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
discussion; argument; debate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
direct connection; direct link
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
wintertime; winter season
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
cannot be helped; unavoidable