social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
one's manners; one's attitude
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
environment; circumstance
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
settlement; solution; resolution
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to come and go; to go back and forth
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
daily allowance; daily wages
day laborer; day labourer
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side