declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
honour; honor; glory; privilege
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
kitchen; financial situation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
production (e.g. play); direction
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
reopening after renovation
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
how long; how much; to what extent
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to worry about the future
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
discipline; punishment; reprimand