treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ugly woman; unattractive woman
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
beginning of the world; creation
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
high spirits; boastful talk
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
although I say; although one might say; although called
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
standing; reserve; always having ready
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to temper thoroughly; to train well
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
government service; the bureaucracy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
municipal office; council; city hall
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
(police) detective; criminal matter
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
experienced; seasoned; veteran
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty