mass communication; mass media
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
offensive (movement); aggression
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
although I say; although one might say; although called
never ceasing; never ending
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
to lose one's footing; to slip
third day of the month; three days
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
dismissal; sacking; discharge
income; receipts; revenue
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of