to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to play a leading role; to play a central part
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hey there; I say; see here
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of