quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
generation; lifetime; age
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
financial world; business circles
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
audience (with a person of high standing)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be silent; to say nothing
to say no more; to sink into silence
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders