to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
clerical desk; office desk
light; right; right field; right fielder
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
tone quality; sound quality
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
illustrated (with photographs)
our country; our land; one's own country
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)