disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
settlement; solution; resolution
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
foundation stone; cornerstone
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
great-great-grandchild; fourth-generation descendant
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
that is to say; so that means
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
now that you say that; now that you mention it
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking