yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
restoration; repair; mending
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
official announcement; proclamation
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
commander; general; leader
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
sentiment; sentimentality
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
consequence; result; conclusion
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one's place of appointment; one's post
recuperation; medical treatment
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
living person; the living
another meeting; meeting again; reunion