unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
I am content with what I am (have); rich is the person who is content with what he is
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
correction; revision; amendment
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
don't you think?; indicates question
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
under the staircase; understairs