trouble; bother; annoyance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
black ground; black cloth
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to call out; to ask someone to come
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
this occasion; at this time; now
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
to detain; to take into custody
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
presence; sitting with; being with
inspection; examination; check
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
thorough; exhaustive; complete
foundation stone; cornerstone
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to happen to hear; to overhear
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
participants; participating athletes
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing