to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
prior investment; upfront investment
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to concern; to be related
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
banning of books; banned book
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
intelligence gathering; information gathering
rationalization; justification
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
law-like nature; regularity
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
predation; eating prey; preying upon
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
general term; generic name
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out