to refuse; to decline; to deny
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
rather; sooner; preferably
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
question; inquiry; enquiry
buried gold; buried treasure
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
riskiness; (level of) danger
to brave a danger; to take a risk
act of mercy; helping another person
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
even more; still more; further
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
negative personality; asocial type
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
falsely similar; counterfeit
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
majority group (party, faction)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
stale; hackneyed; cliched
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows