home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
mass communication; mass media
notice; attention; observation
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be tired of looking at
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
strategy meeting; council of war
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
identification papers; ID
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to be found; to be discovered
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing (boxing); swing
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort