main cause; primary factor
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to accept; to receive; to agree
acceleration; speeding up
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to approach; to draw near
late at night; at a late hour
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nothing but; none other than
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to watch over; to watch attentively
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
in the meanwhile; during the time
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
sick person; patient; invalid
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)