falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
unregistered; non-registered
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
billboard; advertising sign
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
myopia; shortsightedness; nearsightedness
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
lack of individuality or personality
family-oriented; familial
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
face with no make-up; sobriety
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
bacterium; bacteria; germ
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
going in and out of style; changes in fashion
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
without optical correction (glasses, contact lens, etc.)
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far