used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to cajole; to coax; to deceive; to seduce
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
comparatively; relatively
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
useless; vain; aimless; idle
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
solitude; loneliness; isolation
a person without a single relative