wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
wide difference; a world of difference
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
though; notwithstanding; although
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
head; brains; intellect; understanding
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
almost every day; almost daily
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
already; now; no longer; not any more
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
I see; that's right; indeed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?