wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
personal criticism; character sketch
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
street stall; stand; booth
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rare; extraordinary; singular
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire