first meeting; first interview with
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
human relations; personal relationships
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to lay aside; to set aside
hostility; antagonism; opposition
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
sign of remorse; indication of regret
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
otherwise; or else; if not
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be helpful; to be useful
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to fold up; to fold into layers
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to set (sun); to become dark