to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
time; hour; period; class
story; tale; talk; discussion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
business world; business circles; (the) industry
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")