finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
reduction by half; halving
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
hooting; jeering; heckling
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
over-fond parent; doting parent
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
pathos; melancholy; sorrow
iron rust; iron hydroxide
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
this and that; such and such
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger