to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
successive generations; successive emperors
record high; all-time high
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
established practice; custom
of great promise; with a promising future
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
there is nothing; having nothing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches