growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
gossip; corner of the mouth
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
proposal; offer; request; application
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
true character; real nature
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to detain; to check; to restrain
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)