social status; social position
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
countermeasure; counter-measure
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
immature form (of an organism); young animal
important post; important office; key position
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to square one's shoulders
choosing between two things; two choices
one person; ordinary; common
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
proper; respectable; decent; honest
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
than; other than; except; but
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
life and death; life or death
king; monarch; ruler; champion
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...