by myself; in person; by oneself
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
for a while; for some time; for a period
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
study; learning; tutorial
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
detour; circumvention; turning movement
one's way back; one's way home
to throw down the gauntlet
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
systematic; organized; organizational
and so; therefore; for that reason