to revere; to respect; to worship
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one way or the other; either way
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
how many years; how long; what year
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
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
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
current administration; present government
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound