to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
some people; a few people; several people
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
conflict; fighting each other
active people; doers; people who get things done
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
absence; disregard; indifference
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
reigning; controlling; dictating
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence