to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
still (continuing); as ever; further
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
reproachful; hateful; bitter
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
condition; situation; prospects
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to turn against; to become an enemy
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
acid reflux; bile reflux; pyrosis; gloating; gratification; satisfaction
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
another thing; exception; special case
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with