hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
new development; new discovery
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
existing (type, style, form); traditional; conventional; legacy (software, etc.)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
in the course of one's duties
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
personification; anthropomorphization
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
plenipotentiary powers; full authority; plenipotentiary; delegate with full powers
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
difference; discrepancy; variation
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt