father; dad; husband; you; he
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
arrest; apprehension; capture
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
factory; plant; mill; workshop
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
social page (of newspaper); local news page
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
story; tale; talk; discussion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
flight; desertion; escape
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
how many months?; how long?
go that far; to that extent
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
recompense; indemnity; atonement
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own