main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
beyond compare; peerless; unrivaled; unique
mental aspect; mental side
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
three qualities of a martial artist or athlete: heart, technique, strength
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
to pay attention; to be watchful
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
unexpected meeting; coincidence
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
weakening; emaciation; decline
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
audience (with someone of high standing)
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
unimpeded bodily function (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
gods of the land; earthly deities
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
simple; easy; convenient; handy
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)