self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
reality; actuality; hard fact
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
danger; peril; hazard; risk
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
opposite side; opposition
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
how many people; a number of people
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
war; fighting; fierce competition
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
support; backing; patronage
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
three; three years of age
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...