filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
over-fond parent; doting parent
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
one or two; a few; small number
beyond this point; from now on; after this
small fraction; small proportion
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
the same generation; coeval
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)