handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
indeed; really; truly; very much
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
one edge; one end; one side
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
scale; scope; plan; structure
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
discrimination; discernment; identification
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
personality; character; individuality; personhood
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
prodigal son; wastrel son; son of loose morals
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
convention; tired tradition; old custom
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm