creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
seeing (with the naked eye); observation; visual inspection
at; in; at; when; by; with
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
terminus; terminal; end edge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
several million; millions (of)
load; loading; weight (of a load)
feel (of a material); texture
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
precondition; prerequisite
choice; selection; option
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(dead) body; corpse; remains
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)