door; gate; opening; title page
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
interruption; suspension; break
unidentifiable; unidentified
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
scene; spectacle; sight; view
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
many; much; plenty; hardly
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
perception; sensation; awareness
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about