very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
while; even though; despite
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
front; frontage; facade; main
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
release; emission; ejection
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to lose sight of; to miss
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
reaching; attaining; arrival
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
high voltage; high pressure
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
I see; that's right; indeed
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate