to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
undisputed; entirely; perfect
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
running too fast; pacing oneself too fast while running
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
in unison; as one; united
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
useful thing; usable article
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
lot (production); batch; lotto
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
headquarters; head office; main office
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
rather; better; instead; if anything
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow