to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
here and there; in places
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
number of persons; personnel
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
soldier; combatant; warrior
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement