ten; 10; ten years of age
wood (for building); lumber; timber
to face on; to look out on to
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
restoration; repair; mending
imposing stance; daunting pose
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
programme; program; plans; arrangements
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough