to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
real thing; original; actual
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
divide and rule; divide and conquer
puppet government; puppet regime
slow; tedious; sluggish; irritating
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to badger; to pester; to beg
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
difficult problem; challenge
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to die; (lit.) to become earth
being intrusive; intrusive person
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
toil; drudgery; penal servitude; imprisonment (with hard labour)
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
for today; for the time being
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)