tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
government service; the bureaucracy
public safety; public welfare
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
very rich person; the super rich
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to look down on; to make light of
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
lineage; pedigree; family line
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
how long; how far; how much
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for