air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
5th day of the month; five days
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
(not) even with; (not) even using
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
thousands; several thousand
(not) even once; (not) ever
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
in the morning; during the morning
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop