indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
difficult to ...; hard to ...
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
exemplar; model; example; pattern
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
fear; dread; fright; willies
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
reason for being; raison d'être
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
this occasion; at this time; now
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel