as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to employ; to hire; to charter
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to face; to go towards; to head towards
surroundings; environs; circumference
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to some extent; to a certain extent
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)