beforehand; in advance; previously
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
dealing with; coping with
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
that's the way it is; such is life
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
after a long time; for the first time in a while
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross