car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
technique; art; skill; move
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
than; from; out of; except; but; more
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to take over; to hand over
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
complete change; about-face
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize