criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
so; like this; in this way
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pick up; to find; to gather
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
duty; obligation; responsibility
day after day; day by day
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
demo tape; demonstration tape
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle