to apologize; to apologise
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
sickness and health start with the mind
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
good feeling; feeling good
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
true character; real nature
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow