to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
kind; sort; species; species
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal provisions; penal code
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to be born; to come into this world
pride; boast; credit (to)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to be born; to come into the world
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
custom; habit; customary practice
patriarch; head of a family
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
cold reception; inhospitality
same family (race, tribe)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
successive generations; successive emperors
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
power; authority; influence
major powers of the world; great powers
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped