stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
several times; a few times
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
verbalizing; putting into words
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to need; to call for; to require
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tide; current; tendency; trend
to increase in value; to gain prestige
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to pull in (fish); to land
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
twice; again; second time
impossible; unlikely; improbable
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken