feeling; sense; impression
difficult to ...; hard to ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
clear; precise; definite; distinct
pre-existing; already there; conventional
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
suggestion; hint; implication
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
after that; afterwards; thereafter
discussion; argument; debate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays