to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)