to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
prejudice; bias; distorted view
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
grotesque; disgusting; gross
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
door; gate; opening; title page
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to go along; to walk along; to follow
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to keep in mind; to memorize
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
good performance; good work; great success
to congratulate; to celebrate
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size