obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to step forward; to volunteer
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to find out; to discover; to locate
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
cooperation; collaboration
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
how much; how many; however
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again