lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
personal affair; one's own affair
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
outbreak of war; starting a war
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to get thin; to taper off
since one was born; (in) all one's life
submersion; inundation; being flooded
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
performance of one's official duties
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
possession; dependency; territory; dominion
green tract of land; green space
reform; reformation; reorganization
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation