effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
another's parent; another's parents
impression; strong belief; conviction
to become better; to improve
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
body; body blow (in boxing)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
future; possible; potential; prospective
revival; restoration; resuscitation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
clientele; customer stratum
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy