slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to tower above; to stand out
day by day; every day; by the day
exclusive; attached to; specialist
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
each (every) time; whenever
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
outside the country; abroad
to chant; to recite; to sing; to write (a poem); to compose
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
godparent; first person to give something its name
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
prayer (for something); supplication
love affair; sensual pleasures
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to continue (going along some trend)
our country; our land; one's own country
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
gifted education; special education for gifted children
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in