expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to feel; to sense; to experience
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
it's been a long time; long time no see
of course; certainly; naturally
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
belief; faith; conviction
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
after a long time; for the first time in a while
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
greeting; a fine thing to say
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry