to concentrate one's effort (on something)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to take over; to hand over
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
inspection; examination; survey
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to say no more; to sink into silence
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be smeared; to be covered
though; notwithstanding; although
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
reaching; attaining; arrival
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
Aries (1st zodiacal sign); the Ram
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all