article; news story; report; account
frequency (of occurrence)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
probability; likelihood; chances
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to be boiled; to be cooked
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to some extent; to a certain extent
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice