craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
suave; tactful; smooth; versatile; adaptable
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
un-; non-; negative prefix
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself
four-character compound word (usu. idiomatic)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
study; diligence; discount; reduction
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
in the end; at the end of the day
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
three; three years of age
student accommodation; student dormitory
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to have a relationship; to have relations
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
complete stranger; total stranger
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor