to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
minimum; at the very least
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
to emphasize; to attach importance to
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
meaning; significance; sense
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
suffix for familiar person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
assertion; declaration; affirmation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to be silent; to say nothing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to stop talking; to be silent
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass