rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
selection; choice; option
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
laboratory animal; experimental animal
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the way back; the way home; return trip
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
one thin flat object; one sheet
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
article; news story; report; account
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
declaration; statement; proclamation
alternation of generations
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne