progress; advance; improvement; development
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
for today; for the time being
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
being settled; coming to a conclusion
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to smile broadly; to grin widely
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
polish; improvement; burnishing
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to be born; to come into this world
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
death from disease; death from illness
a person without a single relative
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
outside world; physical world
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
in perfect form; going swimmingly