contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
life; living; I; me; student
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
chance; opportunity; occasion
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
it's no joke; gimme a break!
that is to say; so that means
to accept; to receive; to agree
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
don't you think?; indicates question
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
nice; good; well-executed
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
intelligence; intellect; brains
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
alone; by oneself; on one's own
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
number of (large) animals
double; twice (as much); twofold
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal