stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to take turns; to mingle together
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
warning line; police cordon
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to arrest; to apprehend; (arch.) to call; (arch.) to summon
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
stairs; stairway; staircase
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to cheer; to jeer; to mock