continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
straight-laced person; stubborn person
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
pride; boast; credit (to)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
beyond that point; after that
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
president (of a university); vice-chancellor; secretary-general; director; leader (esp. of a biker gang)
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
personage; person (deserving of respect)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
(not) a single person; (no) one
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to be conspicuous; to stand out
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
influence; clout; leverage
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)