weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
to collapse into; to flop onto
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
performance of one's official duties
equilibrium; good balance; poise
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to repeat; to be frequent
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
general; popular; common; typical
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
overwork; working too hard
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to make oneself available (free)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
promising without due consideration
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)