solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
having lost face; in a bind
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
official notice; notification
this university; this educational establishment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
way; method; means; resource; course
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
opinion; point of view; visual point
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
simply; merely; only; solely
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to put on airs; to assume importance
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
precondition; prerequisite
(while) holding a post or being in office
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
person of common sense; common sense man
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
one by one; one after another; successively
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
to emphasize; to attach importance to