method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
promotion; raising of status
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
drunken boxing; styles of Chinese martial arts that imitate the movements of a drunk person
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
changing clothes; change of clothes
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
just now; a little while back; a short time ago