withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
cardinal (Catholic Church)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
every person; each one; everybody
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
centralized management; centrally controlled system
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
multiplication table; times table
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
accomplishment; execution
still; even now; to this day
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
the same generation; coeval
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.