change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
self-control; self-restraint
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
self-interest; selfish desire
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
in terms of one's personality; personal; character (flaw, etc.)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to construct an embankment
righteousness; justice; right
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
(personal) background check
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
prediction; prejudgment; presupposition; foregone conclusion