item; something that one "just has to have"
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
out-of-school; off-campus
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one's whole life; one's lifetime
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
critical moment; do-or-die situation
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign