bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
state of lethargy; absolute bewilderment; daze; mental numbness
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
preface; introduction; preamble
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
head office; general office
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
dropout; quitter; deserter
final adjustment; final coordination
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
absolutely; positively; decidedly
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
(computer) storage cell; storage element
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
fertilized egg; fertilised egg