making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
complementation; supplementation; completion
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
palliative medicine; palliative therapy; palliative treatment; palliative care
the reverse; other side; lining
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to have an idea; to have a clue
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about