to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
comparatively; relatively
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
-less; lacking; non-existing
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
distinction; differentiation; classification