crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
invisibly; secretly; privately
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
sympathy; compassion; pity
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
if you think about it; come to think of it
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
wide-awake to one's interests
review; reconsideration; revision
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
school; school building; schoolhouse