matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to half-rise to one's feet
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
honour; honor; glory; privilege
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
donor; contributor; provider
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to remove; to move out of the way
reinforcement; strengthening
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
secrecy; highly classified information
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to copy (down); to transcribe
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
offender; criminal; culprit
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to be free; to be available
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
willpower; energy; vitality