to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
upward adjustment; upward revision
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
pride; dignity; self-worth
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
that's the way it is; such is life
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to go past; to pass; to pass by
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
surname; family name; last name
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
duty; obligation; responsibility
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
man; male; masculine gender
function; facility; faculty; feature
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
ill will; malice; evil intent