difference; discrepancy; variation
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to subsist; to keep on living
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)
rather; sooner; preferably
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to ask a high price; to overcharge
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
humiliation; shame; loss of face
even more; still more; further
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity