to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
craving; longing; thirsting
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to boost; to force up; to push up
talk; recital; narration; topic
the other day; some time ago; recently
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to move forward; to move on
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
kind-hearted; compassionate; charitable
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to repeat; to be frequent
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to become excited; to grow lively
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
few decades; many decades; several decades
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
out of one's line; out of one's field