he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
goodness; excellence; virtue
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
discovery; detection; finding
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
higher rank; better position
it's been a long time; long time no see
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
logo; Logo (programming language)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
employee; employer; person hiring others
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps