to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
means of transportation; transport service
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
dozens; scores of; decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
third grade; third class; tertiary
classification; categorization; sorting
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
staining; spoiling; soiling; defacing; damage
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
slight; little; insignificant
to become frayed; to become loose
reinforcement; strengthening
being second to none; being in a league of one's own
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
level; standard; water level
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal