assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
and so; therefore; for that reason
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
contradiction; inconsistency
silence; stillness; quietness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to cease; to stop; to be over
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)