person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
beginning; clue; starting point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
power; might; authority; influence
because of; owing to; due to
one's fate (fortune) as concerns business
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go past; to pass; to pass by
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to jump at; to be attracted by
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan