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
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 investigate thoroughly; to master
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
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
be (that) as it may; having said that
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
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)
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
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to rank next to; to come after