fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to become better; to improve
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
virtue; charm; merit; good point
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
respect and affection; love and respect
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
all for the best; what is right
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
morning; (arch.) next morning
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
something or other; anything
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
pose (in kabuki); posture
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
matching; checking; comparison (of data)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to make up one's mind; to be determined
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
natural voice (without a microphone)
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven