antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
periodic; regular; routine
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
shyness; bashfulness; shame
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)