medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
sense of values; values; value system
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
man; male; masculine gender
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
romantic film; love movie
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
rather; better; instead; if anything
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
meaning; significance; sense
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in