to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
single word; a few words; brief comment
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
family; relatives; dependents; household
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
same as above; ditto; ibid.
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
large number (of); many; majority
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
performing without rehearsal
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to become settled; to be fixed
scene; view; prospect; outlook
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
every person; each one; everybody
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
practical problem; practical matter
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to