place; room; margin; scope
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to say; to be pleased to say
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to be pleased with; to suit
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
absolute obedience; complete submission
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
nothing but; none other than
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
defence forces; defence corps
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
if so; in that case; in that situation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
looking on; remaining a spectator
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to happen to have on hand or in stock
in the future; another day; later
normalcy; normality; normal