order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
absence; disregard; indifference
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
of course; certainly; naturally
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to employ; to hire; to charter
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
green light; (giving) permission; OK
advance; moving forward; progress
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
caller; visitor; company; guest
to entertain; to make welcome
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to find out; to discover; to detect