well-bred; of good upbringing
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
comfort; consolation; diversion
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
record high; all-time high
wet nurse; nursing mother
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
verbal promise; one's word
preface; introduction; preamble
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
sense of values; values; value system
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
charming; fascinating; attractive
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
equality; impartiality; evenness
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout