premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
support; backing; aid; assistance
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
national character; regional character
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
accurate; correct; precise; exact
square metre; square meter
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause