vague recollection; faint memory
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
dozens; scores of; decades
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
development; exploitation
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to die out; to become extinct
exactly as stated; verbatim
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
silence (not speaking); muteness
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
smelling of incense; overly pious
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
a few years ago; some years back
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
somehow; for some reason or other
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
feminine; womanly; female
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects