painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
world; society; people; the public
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
by means of; due to; because of; according to
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
had better ...; had better not ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime