to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
beforehand; in advance; previously
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
site; point on a map; spot
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
being too late; losing one's final chance
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
society; public; community; social studies
how; in what way; in what manner
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to affect; to impact; to influence
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
income; receipts; revenue
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
an old man's indiscretions
mobilization; mobilisation
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin