popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
major incident; major happening; big scandal
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
a married woman's paramour; lover
just because; even if; even though
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
looks; personal appearance; features
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
retainer; attendant; escort
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
relation; connection; relevance
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
serious crime; grave crime
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
working exclusively for; working full-time (for)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
about; concerning; related to; -ish