friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
nothing but; none other than
to put someone to work; to make someone work
practice; practising; training; study
study of natural laws; branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
return; conclusion; reduction
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
otherwise; or else; if not
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
various parties or factions; minor parties
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to name; to call; to christen; to term
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
(in the) good name (of); (fine-sounding) pretext; good reputation; good name; beautiful name
exclusive possession; sole ownership; monopoly
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
labor; labour; toil; hardship
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one