purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
knowledge; information; opinion; view
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
tolerance; broad-mindedness
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
dark (color); concentrated; thick
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
remainder; the rest; what is left
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
dormitory; dorm; residence hall; multi-bed room shared with unrelated travelers (e.g. in inexpensive guesthouse)
proper; right; reasonable
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
secretary (government); director; chief
powerful person; influential person