to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
caution; precaution; care
in great amount; considerably; substantially; quite
reinforcements; relief column
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
consideration; taking into account
winter; wintertime; winter term
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
slowly; leisurely; gently; suddenly; abruptly
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
message (delivered by the US president or a state governor); address; (papal) bull; decree; textbook
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
first of all; in the first place
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
one's way (ahead); one's path
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
without doubt; certain; sure
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
excellent plan; best policy