cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
comfort; consolation; diversion
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
society; public; community; social studies
the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
follower; attendant; valet; servant
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
not necessarily so; is not always true
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore