to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
space (room, area, outer space)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
while; during; while; although; all; both
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to crack; to develop a crack
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk