heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
irritability; peevishness; irascibility; hot temper
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
branch office; branch store
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
donation; presentation; gift
recommendation; referral; endorsement
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
on the way back; returning
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)