to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to mind; to care; to worry
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
nothing but; none other than
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
height (of body); stature
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anything and everything; just about everything
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
two times; twice; two degrees
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
consideration; taking into account
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch