monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
strangulation; strangling
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
religious exultation; ecstasy
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
older brother and younger sister
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
wild beast; wild animal; brute
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to put into effect; to put into practice
desolate field; withered field
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
duty; function; office; mission; task
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to have a long life; to live a long time
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely