favorite; favourite; habitually used
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
testimony; (verbal) evidence
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
outside the country; abroad
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
drama; play; powerful drug
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
guess; speculation; supposition
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
leader; guide; mentor; coach
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
ripping; tearing; vibrating; buzzing; like an electric shock
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
postponement; moving back
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains