to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
gem; jewel; precious stone
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to collect; to assemble; to gather
study; learning; tutorial
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
free (of charge); gratuitous
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
government management; state management
document; official papers
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
generation; lifetime; age
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
firm; strong; solid; stable
to continue to do; to persist in doing
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
minority group (party); minority
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax