to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
true character; real nature
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
general mobilization; general mobilisation
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
social; societal; societary
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
anyone; any person; whoever
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
clear writing; specification
(religious) faith; belief; creed
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing