prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; means; assets
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
memory; ability to remember
such; like that; that sort of; very
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to kill; to choke the life out of
finishing blow; coup de grâce
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
teacher; instructor; professor
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
to have a talk; to tell a story