security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
world; society; people; the public
notice; attention; observation
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
serious condition; critical condition
one's long-cherished desire
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be needed; to be wanted
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
comfort; consolation; diversion
the reverse; other side; lining
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
sincere; honest; faithful
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
person concerned; interested party; related party
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance