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zuobok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zux'bok [[...]] 

fix the attention on, observation, keep an eye on, pay attention to

注目

• ho laang zuobok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang zux'bok [[...]] 
  attract notice
  令人注目

• seakanlaang teq zuobok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kafn'laang teq zux'bok [[...]] 
  the eyes of the world are upon him
  世人在注目

kansøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'sex; kafn'søex [[...]] 

spy (from the enemy side), stoolpigeon

奸細

khaq extaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'taxng [[...]] 

more likely to be able to

比較能

• Seakafn, bøo tekkhag u hagbun ee laang khaq extaxng sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'kafn, bøo teg'khag u hak'bun ee laang khaq e'taxng seeng'kofng. [[...]] 
  In the world the better educated people are not necessarily more likely to succeed.
  世間,不一定有學問的人較能成功。

kiarky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'ky [[...]] 

live temporally (with a family, in a place)

寄居

• Laang toax seakafn si kiarky niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang toax sex'kafn si kiax'ky nia'nia. [[...]] 
  Mankind lives on earth only temporarily.
  人在世間是寄居而已。

seakafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kafn [[...]] 

the public, people, the world (as distinguished from Heaven)

世間

• seakanlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kafn'laang [[...]] 
  people, the public
  世人,世上的人

• mxbad seakansu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad sex'kafn'su [[...]] 
  know but little of the world
  不懂世事

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