Pearce; Peirce; Peerce; Pierce
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
(United States of) America; USA; US
record high; all-time high
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
coastal waters; adjacent seas
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest