old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
one more; another; not quite; close run; just falling short of success
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to satisfy the requirements
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
ordinary citizen; the general public
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
visual area (of the brain); visual cortex
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
risky; dangerous; insecure
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose