as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
referring a case to a public prosecutor
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
central government office; head office; this office
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
trial; judgement; judgment
time; hour; period; class
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to thrust before; to thrust at
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to gather; to collect; to assemble
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic