surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
telecommunications; correspondence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to triumph; to be elated with success
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
look!; there!; here!; that is
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
should; must; -able; probably; likely
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
even though; despite; when
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus