grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to push (something) against
within the year; before the year is out
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
postwar period; period after Second World War
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
other than; excluding; without
bi (ancient Chinese artifact; flat jade or glass disc with a circular hole in the centre)
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
black ground; black cloth
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate