bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
enterprise; business; company; corporation
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
interplanetary cruise; planetary travel
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
of great promise; with a promising future
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
cardioplegia; heart attack
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to pick up; to find; to gather
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge