level; standard; water level
to triumph; to be elated with success
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
because of; owing to; due to
how long; how far; how much
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
small number; few; minority
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to be in danger of; to be liable to
Red List (e.g. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
secrecy; highly classified information
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
science and technology; scientific technique
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
as (for); for; in the capacity of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to collect; to assemble; to gather
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
polite; respectful; reverent
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre