to become hoarse; to become husky
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
oppression; tyranny; despotism
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
composite; combined; complex
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
group; bunch; crowd; group
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
depending on; dependent upon; relying on
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
protracted war; war of attrition
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
to say; to tell; to state; to do
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
unmarried; not yet married