resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
convenience; handiness; usefulness
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
to die; (lit.) to become bones
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
funeral; burial; condolence
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode