parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
place; room; margin; scope
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
ultimate; final; last; eventual
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
the future; future prospects
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
courting; wooing; making advances
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be lost in thought; to be immersed in reverie
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit