to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
from now; from this moment; henceforth
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(political) power; authority; influence
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; never seen before
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
power of the state; government authority
influence; clout; leverage
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to look down on; to make light of
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
be (that) as it may; having said that
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
measurement round the hips
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
patterns of thinking; train of thought
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when