by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
sympathy; compassion; pity
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to smile (at); to grin (at)
and; thereupon; because of that
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
well known; well connected
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
lip-syncing; lip-synching
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
normalcy; normality; normal
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
very; extremely; excessively
first meeting; first interview with
having sociable manners; sociable
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)