to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
light; easy; non-serious; minor
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
scenery; scene; landscape
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
funny story; funny anecdote
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
letter of resignation; request for retirement
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
around 50 (years of age, esp. women)
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity