discrimination; discernment; identification
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
step; stride; counter for steps
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
suspicious character (person, figure)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
while; even though; despite
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
dining; dining room; meal
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
suggestion; hint; implication
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down