to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
completion; perfection; accomplishment
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
occupation; calling; livelihood
feeling; sense; impression
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to raise one's voice; to shout
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
level ground; plain; flatland
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)