lamentation; grief; anguish; anxiety; illness; mourning
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
advanced level; high grade; senior
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
smuggling oneself out of a country
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
unheard-of; unprecedented
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
arrest; apprehension; capture
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
failure; mistake; blunder
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
later on; eventually; afterwards
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral