rate; late; rating; ranking
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
very; greatly; exceedingly
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
apparent; obvious; very clear
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
to have a relationship; to have relations
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
healthy; sound; wholesome
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
underworld; underside of society
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
factory; plant; mill; workshop
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
being carried out; being put into practice; in operation
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha