opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
exaltation; elevation; enhancement; promotion; raising
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
absconding; making off; taking off; slipping away; vanishing; disappearing
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
home; household; family; hearth
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
in that manner; like that
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
about this time; about now
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to be worried; to be troubled
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
property; fortune; assets
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cannot be helped; unavoidable
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning