much less; to say nothing of
impossible; unlikely; improbable
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
plural; multiple; several
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
serious; severe; grave; acute
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
because of; owing to; due to
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
unidentifiable; unidentified
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
small number; few; minority
house where one was born; one's parents' house
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with