wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
total eclipse of the Moon
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
celestial sphere; the heavens
entire world; whole world; world stage
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
village; hamlet; settlement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to nip (something) in the bud
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to shake one's head (in denial)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)