intimacy; affection; familiarity
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
tens of thousands of years
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
admiration; wonder; astonishment
great admiration; deep respect
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
resolute; determined; bold
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
sense of duty (obligation)
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote