private property; personal belongings; personal effects
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
from now; from this moment; henceforth
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
national holiday; public holiday
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
church music; sacred music
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
mediation; intercession; smoothing over
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
reading aloud; recitation
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key