(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
difficult problem; challenge
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
it's not like; it isn't as if
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
board chairman; managing director; chief director
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
going to and fro; back and forth
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)