blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
this (very thing); this precisely
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
professor; teaching; instruction
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to get strong; to gain strength
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
good policy; wise policy; best plan
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
regulation; adjustment; control
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
head of a sleeping person
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
legislation; development of laws