to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell