to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to feel depressed; to be down
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
accountability; being held accountable
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
the reverse; other side; lining
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
spider's thread; spider silk
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ramification; branching off
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to manage something successfully; to be successful
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
written order; order form
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to cut; to slit; to cut open
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
anesthetic; anaesthetic; narcotic
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature