severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
complicated and mysterious
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
different opinion; objection
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
to get late; to advance; to wear on
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to watch intently; to stare
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over