dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
smooth (i.e. without problems)
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
several years; a few years
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
next year; next fiscal year
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.); persuading (to stay)
proposal; offer; request; application
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
the whole school; all the schools
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
feeling of frustration; sense of failure
sense of loss; feeling of loss
much less; to say nothing of
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt