to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
power; authority; jurisdiction
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
desperately; for one's dear life
keeping things tidy and in order
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
natural calamity; disaster
our country; our land; one's own country
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
foundation stone; cornerstone
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
novel; original; new; innovative
unanticipated; unexpected
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious