solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
failure; mistake; blunder
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
society; the world; the times
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
conviction; belief; confidence
nothing but; none other than
being up to the person himself
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
and yet; though; when; in spite of
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at least; at most; (even) just
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling