substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
reward; honorarium; remuneration
that; the matter in question
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
reset; fresh start; new beginning
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
long ago; already; a long time ago
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
class; heading; group; category
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
this for sure; certainly is
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
words of praise; eulogy; compliment