charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
older brother; elder brother
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to make a firm resolution
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
how many years; how long; what year
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
as a child; when one was a child
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(political) power; authority; influence
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted