difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
dodgy dealings; monkey business
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
retainer; attendant; escort
business discussion; negotiation
having not the slightest idea
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
good prospects; full of hope; promising
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
that is to say; so that means
heating power; thermal power; firepower
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to be led by; to be headed by
retirement (from the world); seclusion
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
active people; doers; people who get things done
capable of anything; liable to do
to think too much; to be over-concerned
going to and fro; back and forth
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
urgent report; urgent message
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute