to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
society; public; community; social studies
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to blame; to find fault with
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
professor; teaching; instruction
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
honesty; sincerity; frankness
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
one's say; one's point; one's case; one's claim
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
care; precaution; guarding; caution
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
assertion; declaration; affirmation
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back