desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
acceleration; speeding up
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fertile; rich; productive
discovery; detection; finding
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)