year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
pebble; round stone; boulder
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
adoption; acceptance; confiscation; midwifery; midwife
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
when it becomes; when it comes to
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
this is why; this means; it is the case that
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(not so) much; (not) very
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
-less; lacking; non-existing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
right of succession; right to the throne