pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; (lit.) to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
leading (movement, revolution, etc.); guiding; instructing in Buddhism; converting (someone) to Buddhism; advocacy
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
unqualified; without qualifications
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
foolish opinion; one's opinion
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
stocktaking; inventory count; faultfinding
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
present holder of an office
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
libel; slander; defamation
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
otherwise; or else; if not
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
difficult to hear; unpleasant to hear