type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997); Teng Hsiao-p'ing
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
first meeting; first interview with
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
as a child; when one was a child
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
educator; teacher; educationalist
results; record; grades; marks
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
rise; improvement; uptrend
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant