extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
deceased; late; dead; departed
near; nearby; not far off
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
at least; at most; (even) just
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
next; secondly; subsequently
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman