to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
absorption; suction; attraction
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
PvP battle; battle between human players (as opposed to AI)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
social ease (facility, skills); being a good mixer
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
so; therefore; and; (and) then
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)