to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
at that time; in those days
funny story; funny anecdote
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
how; in what way; by what means
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
many; much; plenty; hardly
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt