surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
to play a leading role; to play a central part
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
severe earthquake; violent tremor
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to thrust away; to send flying
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
in succession; one by one
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to cease; to stop; to be over
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
right beside; close to; nearby
cracks or fissures in the ground
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
strong-willed; strong of heart
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly