betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to cause someone to worry
faulty maintenance; poor maintenance; inadequate maintenance
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to say no more; to sink into silence
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
derailment; digression; deviation
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
eruption; volcanic eruption
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
water vapour; water vapor; steam
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)