regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
prohibition; inhibition; ban
-less; lacking; non-existing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to employ; to hire; to charter
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
absence; disregard; indifference
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
guess; speculation; supposition
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
selection; choice; option
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
just one person; only one
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
head; brains; intellect; understanding
great victory; crushing victory
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
death penalty; capital punishment
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking