preservation; retainment; keeping
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
custom; habit; customary practice
fast-talking; rapid talking
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
function; facility; faculty; feature
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
marshland; wetland; swampland
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
scattering (in all directions)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
region of the heart; central part; heart (e.g. of a city); center
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline