graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
in succession; one after another
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
engraver; carver; sculptor
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
many; much; plenty; hardly
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
a Buddha; deceased person
largest class; top category
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
one's own work; making by oneself
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
depiction; description; portrayal
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to find out; to discover; to locate
spread; span; expanse; extent
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede