flash (of light); glint; schiller
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
southern part; the south (of a region)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
northern part; the north (of a region)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
sign; indication; omen; symptom
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
estimate (of costs); budget
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
northeastern part; the northeast
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
type of occupation; occupational category
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
in person; personally; directly
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
accompanying note; postscript
village headman; village mayor
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
long ago; a long time ago; already
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall