lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
reform; reformation; reorganization
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
world; society; people; the public
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
feng (male Chinese firebird)
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
complexion; colour; color; blood red
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence