learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
rave reviews; extremely high praise
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
admiration; wonder; astonishment
opera company; opera troupe; musical revue; operetta company; operetta troupe
actor; actress; player; performer
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
personality; character; individuality; personhood
acting ability; talent as a performer
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
type 1; category 1; first class
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
one grade; first-class; primary
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to discuss; to talk together
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
research; study; investigation
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking