different school (e.g. of ikebana)
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be at a loss for words
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
sincere; honest; faithful
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
and so; therefore; for that reason
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life