malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
question; inquiry; enquiry
how many people; a number of people
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion