night view; night skyline; nightscape
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
to satisfy the requirements
perfect; complete; flawless
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
in proportion to; just as much as
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
in the future; another day; later
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
release; liberation; acquittal
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
border (between countries); national border
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
order; command; directions; instructions
-less; lacking; non-existing
in accordance with; according to
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
expressing one's mind; speaking out
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
society; public; community; social studies
as a child; when one was a child
the same rank; equality; apposition
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words