ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
inscrutable; incomprehensible
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
surely; certainly; without doubt
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
down to earth; reasonable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
race (of people); type of person
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)