distinction; differentiation; classification
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
pessimism; disappointment
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
living thing; living creature; animal; life
living thing; organism; creature; biology
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
minority group (party); minority
majority group (party, faction)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
manly; masculine; like a man
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
outline; summary; argument
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
pointing out; identification
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to catch the eye; to attract attention
conversely; on the contrary
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)