foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be needed; to be wanted
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
interview (e.g. for a job)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
family; members of a family
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
notice; notification; report; posting
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
job hunting; job searching
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be found; to be discovered
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
incompetent; have no merit
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care