expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
firm; strong; solid; stable
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
world history; international history
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
lively person; spirited person; energetic person; live wire
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
resonance; sympathetic vibration
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home