to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
air of luxury; high class feel
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
first-class goods; A-grade product
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
selfishness; selfish motive
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
actual expenses; out-of-pocket expenses; cost price
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
total (money); full amount; sum
omen; sign; notice; indication
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical); semen; sperm
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity