origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be found; to be discovered
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
when it becomes; when it comes to
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
trouble; bother; annoyance
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
postwar period; period after Second World War
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to apologize; to apologise
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out