formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to rebuild; to reconstruct
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
chord name; chord symbol; code name
great difference; big difference; wide margin
water supply; supplied water; water refill
armed group; armed insurgents
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
small number; few; minority
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
caterpillar track; continuous track
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
fake; something false; sham; deception
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship