investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
soon; before long; in the near future
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to shake; to waver; to tremble
huge rock; firmness; solidity
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
correct answer; answering correctly; giving a correct answer
time of great change; era of reform
directly; in person; firsthand
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
the present regime; the existing regime
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to make a speech; to address
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
natural virtue; personal virtue
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky
at a young age; while still young
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous