to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
February; second month of the lunar calendar
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
business world; business circles; (the) industry
notice; attention; observation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
imagination; supposition; guess
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
so; therefore; and; (and) then
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)