around the world; throughout the world
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to state; to express; to mention
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
out of character; unlike one
quiet; still; surreptitious
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
very good luck; excellent fortune
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
belief; faith; conviction
power; might; authority; influence
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
bad news; news of a death; death notice
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
secretariat; executive office
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)