to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
offensive (movement); aggression
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)