to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
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)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
power; might; authority; influence
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to crack; to develop a crack
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
discovery; detection; finding
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
leaving everything up to someone else
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
light; faint; pale; fleeting