funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
major earthquake; large earthquake
limestone cave; limestone cavern
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to freeze to death; to die of cold
in this way; thus; such; uh...
by myself; in person; by oneself
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
this world; this life; world of the living
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
don't you think?; indicates question
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
instant; moment; for an instant
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish