praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
young person; youth; young
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to revere; to respect; to worship
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
right and wrong; good and evil
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
high and low (social standing)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
as stated; verbatim; literally
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to spread; to be propagated
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
shady; underhanded; questionable
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
to establish; to formulate
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to