astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
influence; clout; leverage
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
infection; contagion; becoming infected
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
race (of people); type of person
oppression; suppression; pressure
planning; project; plan; design
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
fragment; one of the group or party
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
viewer; (television) audience
on countless occasions; many a time
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)