never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
few decades; many decades; several decades
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
firmly rooted; deep-seated
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
water outlet; tap; faucet
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
suggestion; hint; implication
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes