reason; cause; circumstances
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
at a young age; while still young
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
society; public; community; social studies
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
future (usually near); prospects
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in advance; beforehand; previously
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
careful; elaborate; scrupulous