life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
how many people; a number of people
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to manage a state; to govern a country
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
badness; evilness; bad; evil
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...