skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
headship of a family; family property
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
declaration; proclamation; announcement
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
illegal channel; back channel; black market
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
go that far; to that extent
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
essence; true nature; substance; reality
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
discovery; detection; finding
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
this for sure; certainly is
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web