(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
curse; spell; malediction
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
joint; seam; joining point
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
running; tank top (worn as an undergarment or sportswear); vest; singlet
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
why; how come; unfortunately; alas