grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
prohibition; inhibition; ban
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
though; notwithstanding; although
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
how; in what way; how about; questionable
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
invitation; introduction; temptation
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
rest; break; recess; intermission
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
if you rely too much on your greatest strength, it will be your greatest weakness
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
egoistic; self-centered; selfish