to ascertain; to check; to make sure
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
settlement; solution; resolution
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
impudent; shameless; brazen
decision; determination; resolution
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
guard; security (officer); guardsman
pretension; conceit; hubris
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to increase; to add to; to augment
professor; teaching; instruction
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection
medical care; medical treatment
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sentiment; sentimentality
to lose sight of; to miss
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count