direct fire; frontal fire; direct rays (of sunlight)
calendar year; civil year; time; year after year
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
number of people; denominate number; the number at the start of phrases referring to well known 'somethings', equiv. to 'seven' in "the seven wonders of the world"
grim; stern; stark; heartless
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
mask; disguise; guise; mask
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
Metal Tiger (27th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
finish reading; skim (over)
animal husbandry; livestock industry
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
epidemic; plague; pestilence
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
pre-existing; already there; conventional
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
humanity; civilization; civilisation; culture
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
narrowness; meanness; humbleness; lowliness
the dark side; the seamy side
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in