influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
dropout; quitter; deserter
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to correct oneself; to restate
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
enemy territory; hostile place
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
scene; view; prospect; outlook
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to badger; to pester; to beg
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
first meeting; first interview with