to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
invitation; introduction; temptation
almost; roughly; approximately
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
around the world; throughout the world
everywhere; all over; throughout
one's possessions; ownership
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
for example; for instance; e.g.