sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
temperature increase; rise in temperature
to be born; to come into the world
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to think of; to come up with
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to hold fast; to protect to the end
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity