selfish; self-centred; egotistical
the same kind; accomplice; partner
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
nothing but; none other than
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
more haste, less speed; slow and steady wins the race
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
expressing one's mind; speaking out
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
sincerity; true heart; devotion
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
risky; dangerous; insecure
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to spend time (on doing something)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
part; portion; glimpse; bit
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to fire into; to shoot into
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back