-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to be promoted to a higher rank
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
originally; by nature; from the start
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
if so; in that case; in that situation
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
how long; how much; to what extent
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
not necessarily so; is not always true
in the same way as; just like
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into