explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
sublime; noble; high-minded
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to give the stamp of approval
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
society; the world; the times
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to subsist; to keep on living
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
with these words; while saying
marriage fraud; fake marriage
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
good feeling; feeling good
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to awake from one's sleep
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
ability; performance; efficiency
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation