end; tip; extremities; terminal
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
one cause; one reason; one factor
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
idealistic thought (argument)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
absorption; suction; attraction
armchair theory; impracticable theory
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
beautification; glorification
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since