to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
convenient; handy; useful
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
unrequited love; one-sided love
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
writing; composition; essay; sentence
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
dozens; scores of; decades
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
oversight; omission; mistake
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial