volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
not worth considering; out of the question
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to pass each other; to cross paths
serious; severe; grave; acute
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
league; federation; union; alliance
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
major incident; major happening; big scandal
independently developed; proprietary
dawning (of a new era); dawn
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup