expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
with these words; while saying
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse