leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
land readjustment; town planning
to be erected; to be built
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
spider's thread; spider silk
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be attacked by a disease
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
four-character compound word (esp. idiomatic)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
industrial wastewater; liquid waste from a factory
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up