to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
carbonization; carbonisation
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
repentance; confession; penitence
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
real hair; one's own hair
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
how many years; how long; what year
one day; (on) a certain day
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to run up to; to rush over
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson