announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one's family; family member
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be consistent; to be coherent
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
in history; ever; historical
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
dying of cuteness; dying from seeing something that makes one's heart go pitter-patter
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
link; directory entry; rink