society; the world; the times
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
cool breeze; refreshing breeze
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
head; lead; vanguard; first
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
product; produce; result; fruit
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to shake; to sway; to waver
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)