plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
-less; lacking; non-existing
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
way; method; means; resource; course
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
certain evidence; definite evidence
to press a question; to cross-examine
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
interruption; suspension; break
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to complain; to make a complaint
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
courtship behavior; courtship display
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself