retention; maintenance; preservation
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
on countless occasions; many a time
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
frequency (of occurrence)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to repeat; to do something over again
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle