guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
training; education; cultivation; making pottery and casting metal
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
lack of religion; irreligion; atheism
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
refutation; rebuttal; retort
same quality; same nature; homogeneous
another; different; something else
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
induction; inductive reasoning
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
material; substance; matter
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
decorating (a Buddhist statue or temple); adorning
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
experiment; experimentation
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do