selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
being concerned about or mindful of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
reason; cause; circumstances
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
sales promotion; hard selling
single word; a few words; brief comment
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
self-defense; self-defence
to be free; to be available
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
condition; state (of health); appearance
to be too numerous; to be too much
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
outside of one's area of expertise
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
society; the world; the times
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total