cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
elective subject; elective class
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
longed-for; anxiously awaited
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
complete works; complete collection; complete series
dog that is mainly kept indoors
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
number of persons; personnel
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
urgency; exigency; emergency
social; societal; societary
(not) even with; (not) even using
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
(dying of) natural causes
proving ground; test site
surgery; surgical procedure
medical treatment; medical care
condition of a patient; state of a disease; pathology
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
professional killer; hit man
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)