trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
power; authority; influence
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
extract; excerpt; selection
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
snake; serpent; large snake
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
traveler; traveller; stranger
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
wish; desire; ambition; choice
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
capital; funds; seed money; asset
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
economical; comparatively cheap
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
dead end; tragic ending (e.g. of film)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather