improvement; amelioration
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
without; unless; have to do
pair; the two; both persons; both things
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
one's own style; self-taught manner
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
successive generations; successive emperors
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
boxer (fighter); boxer (dog breed)
start of a match; beginning of a game; kickoff
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
plump; with a thud; heavily
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
discipline; training; teaching manners
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)