ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to be transparent; to show through
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
colour; color; hue; tints
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
addiction to the printed word; reading addict; book (print) junkie
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to set somebody to work in an arrogant fashion; to push somebody around; (lit.) to indicate by pointing one's chin; to chatter; to jaw; to jabber
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
intention; idea; inclination; wish
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
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
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
person who is book smart but lacking in common sense; person who is book smart but street dumb
promising without due consideration
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
old friend; familiar face