one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
dozens; scores of; decades
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
living thing; organism; creature; biology
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to keep secret; to conceal
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to bury; to embed; to implant
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
the very best; excellent; superb
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
irritation; annoyance; frustration
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
leader; guide; mentor; coach
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
imagination; supposition; guess