self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
function; facility; faculty; feature
headquarters; head office; main office
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to rally; to make a comeback
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
covering; protection; backing; relief
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
varistor; barista; barrister; ballista
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
operation; functioning; running
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)