wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
surely; certainly; without doubt
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to compete with; to vie for
to grow up; to become an adult
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
way (of doing); manner; method; means
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion