scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
underestimation; undervaluation
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
since; henceforth; ever since
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
material; materials; data; information; documents
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
very popular; highly favoured
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to sniff out; to get wind of
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
co-sleeping; sleeping together
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to give an impression; to make an impression
more than usual (usu. time)