taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
long; drawn-out; very long
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
eagle (Accipitridae family)
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to be conspicuous; to stand out
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
that is to say; so that means
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)