to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
editor (in publishing, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
right after coming out; just graduated
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to turn completely into; to become completely
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
tension; mental strain; nervousness
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar