to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
thorough; exhaustive; complete
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
instability; insecurity; crankiness
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
to be born; to come into the world
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to flare up; to burst into flames
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
house built on sand; house of cards
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
solution; solution strategy
traditional; conventional
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology