splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to stiffen; to become stiff
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
document; official papers
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
so; like this; in this way
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
violation of territorial sovereignty; intrusion into territory
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
that's the way it is; such is life
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
charming; fascinating; attractive