spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
simultaneous; all at once
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
most part; greater part; majority
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
light; right; right field; right fielder
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
the five festivals (January 7, March 3, May 5, July 7 and September 9)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
production (e.g. play); direction
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
making (information) into a database; creating a database (from information); entering into a database
innumerable; countless; numberless
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
document; official papers
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world