recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to keep away; to keep at a distance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
so; like this; in this way
continuation; succession; series
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
destruction; collapse; crumbling
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to breathe out; to exhale
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
memories; recollections; reminiscence
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
that is to say; so that means
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize