wide difference; a world of difference
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
personage; person (deserving of respect)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
tolerance; broad-mindedness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
property; fortune; means; assets
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to be needed; to be wanted
this, that and the other; this and that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
stealthily; secretly; in secret
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)