duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to make a success in life
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
clear; precise; definite; distinct
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
practice; practising; training; study
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to succeed; to bear fruit
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
delay; putting off; procrastination
to have a talk; to tell a story
preface; introduction; preamble
by sheer strength; by brute force
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
ringing; throbbing violently
normalcy; normality; normal
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
besides; in addition; also; moreover