to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pressure to conform; peer pressure; peer group pressure; group pressure
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
internment camp; detention facility; POW camp; refugee camp
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
sense of values; values; value system
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
lower region; lower part; region below
to bury; to embed; to implant
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
scene; sight; scenario; setting
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity