Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
in proportion to; just as much as
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
to shout (in anger); to yell
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
mask; disguise; guise; mask
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
property; fortune; assets
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to cry and shout; to scream
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to shake one's head (in denial)
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
how many years; how long; what year
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to be smeared; to be covered