doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
simplified version; abridged edition
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
unprecedented; never seen before
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
small; fine; detailed; stingy
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low; lowest price (e.g. in shops)
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
only the results matter; it's all about the results
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
yoke; constraints; oppression
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward