relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
scale; scope; plan; structure
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
nothing but; none other than
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
black lily (Fritillaria camtschatcensis); Kamchatka lily; Kamchatka fritillary
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
fragile article; breakables; broken article
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
direct control; direct supervision
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
founder of a religious sect
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
making a show of one's faults
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate