stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
powerful medicine; strong poison
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
complete change; about-face
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to make merry; to be festive
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
final; eventual; ultimate
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
will not do; do not; does not
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
feeling; sense; impression
moment; brief space of time
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out