profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
few decades; many decades; several decades
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
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
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
rather than; more ... than ...
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
one by one; one after another; successively
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
experiment; experimentation
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
rather; better; instead; if anything
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
choices; alternatives; options
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
dealing with; coping with