cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
had better ...; had better not ...
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
Heaven's blessing; gift of nature; natural resources
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
to temper thoroughly; to train well
sense of duty (obligation)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization
nuclear power plant; nuclear power generation; primary (e.g. primary immunodeficiency syndrome)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
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adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
starting point; point of departure
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing