admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
difficult to ...; hard to ...
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
production (e.g. play); direction
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
how many people; a number of people
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to join forces; to cooperate
Pilgrim Fathers (early Puritan settlers in North America)
audience; attendance; hearers
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to