major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
difficult to ...; hard to ...
source of information; intelligence source; message source
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
military force; military strength
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
thought; consideration; thinking
horizon (related to land)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
tension; mental strain; nervousness
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
death from disease; death from illness
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
silence (not speaking); muteness