to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
hard to reach place; remote place
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
(period of) a year; during an era
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
common people; ordinary people; masses
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
originally; by nature; from the start
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
war; fighting; fierce competition
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
people; citizens; subjects; folk
the socially vulnerable; the weak of society; socially disadvantaged people
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon