period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
influence; clout; leverage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to repeat; to do something over again
to grow up; to become an adult
no!; no no!; no, not at all
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
big splash; big response; major repercussions
same generation; one's generation
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be intimate with; to befriend
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding