burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
by today; before the day is over
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
vague recollection; faint memory
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
encryption; encipherment; password protection
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
conflict; fighting each other
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
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
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
at first; in the beginning; originally
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
on one hand; on the other hand
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful