nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
how many people; a number of people
graduate; alumnus; alumna
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
effort; initiative; dealing with; bout (in sports, etc.); match
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
boy; son; baby boy; young man
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
to yell; to rant; to rave
identifiable; personalized
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)