admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
nine times; twisting around many times
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to continue to do; to persist in doing
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
although; but; even though; I wish that
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead