to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
way of talking; speaking style
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
distinction; discrimination
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
after that; afterwards; thereafter
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this