brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
telling (on someone); tattling; snitching
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to think alike; to get along
rather; better; instead; if anything
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
many; much; plenty; hardly
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise
investment; contribution; financing
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
of course; certainly; naturally
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
in a sense; in some way; to an extent