distinction; differentiation; classification
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
major powers of the world; great powers
to begin some form of lifestyle
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
convenience; user-friendliness
admission limit; restricted admission
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
entering a village; moving to a village
regular customer; general audience; general public
to miss (one's chance to ...)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception