to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
expression; look; countenance; face
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
hard to get; hard to come by
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
loved one; lover; sweetheart
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
national defence; national defense
duty; function; office; mission; task
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
individual; private person; personal; private
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
by any means, fair or foul
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
proposal; offer; request; application
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
and then; and so; and; so then
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
priority; order of precedence
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
innermost depths of one's heart
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
selection; choice; option
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to be helpful; to be useful
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
offense and defense; offence and defence