one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
relatively; comparatively
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
apartment building; housing complex
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
even more; still more; further
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to raise one's voice; to shout
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
head; brains; intellect; understanding
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
primary school; elementary school; grade school
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered