elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
choices; alternatives; options
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
personal; individual; private
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
originally; by nature; from the start
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
until now; so far; up to the present
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
being on duty; person on duty
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
second-year student; biennial
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen