success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
great man; great god; hero; big man
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
amusing; funny; interesting
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
factory; plant; mill; workshop
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
other side; opposite side; other party
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
river; stream; River; the ... river
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
finish; finishing; finishing touches