astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
diverse; various; wide-ranging
representative; exemplary; model
aviator; flying ace; birdman
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
tide; current; tendency; trend
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
on countless occasions; many a time
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
in succession; one by one
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
several times; a few times
undetermined manner of death; suspicious death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with