evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to be consistent; to be coherent
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
first match (in a series)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
nice; likeable; desirable
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength