to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
cheekbones; zygomatic bone; malar bone
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
self control; self restraint
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
single word; a few words; brief comment
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
post-retirement job; work done by a retired person where earning an income is not a primary concern
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
earnest apology; profuse apology
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task