to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to win and advance to the next round
error; mistake; slip; bug
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
one's last moments; hour of death
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
belief; faith; conviction
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)