treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
many; a lot; much; multitude
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to examine someone's expression
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
higher rank; better position
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
perception; sensing; noticing
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
nature; property; disposition
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in