duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
by myself; in person; by oneself
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
number of persons; personnel
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
negative emotions; negative feelings
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
race (of people); type of person
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
friction; discord; strife
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
woman; lady; adult female
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering