obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to employ; to hire; to charter
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
many; much; plenty; hardly
holding two or more positions concurrently
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
black-market lending; illegal loan
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
price; cost; value; worth; value
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to be prolonged; to drag on
rather; better; instead; if anything
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
behind; in the rear; in back
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
honor; honour; credit; prestige
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to subsist; to keep on living
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)