official announcement; proclamation
authenticity; credibility
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
thorough; exhaustive; complete
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
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 delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
reaching; attaining; arrival
headquarters; head office; main office
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
commandant; commanding officer; general
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
front; frontage; facade; main
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past