to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
intermission (between acts); interlude
brilliant; bright; dazzling
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
possession; occupation; occupancy
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to play a leading role; to play a central part
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
not a little; not a few; considerable
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
great debate; great controversy
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)