knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
loveable; very likeable; like very much
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
effect; result; worth; use; avail
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
planning; project; plan; design
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on