to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
letter; missive; note; mail
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
control; management (e.g. of a business)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
ten; 10; ten years of age
(period of) a year; during an era
older brother; elder brother
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
beforehand; in advance; previously
several years; a few years
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to detain; to check; to restrain
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
at once; immediately; right now