theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to have a long life; to live a long time
bribery scandal; graft case
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to neither itch nor feel pain; to not be affected by something; to not feel the effects of something
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
well-known; noted; celebrated
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
handful; small amount; small number
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
not a little; not a few; considerable
two times; twice; two degrees
military force; military strength
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
repentance; confession; penitence
person who has committed suicide
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
curse; spell; malediction
revengeful ghost; apparition
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
salty sea breeze; salt wind
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance