to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to give; to do (something) for
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
about the same; about equal to; close match
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
condition; state of preservation
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(political) administration; political power
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
with a momentary flash of light
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
every year; yearly; annually
our country; our land; one's own country
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded