very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
chief; main; principal; important
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to shout (in anger); to yell
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
successively; one after another
natural; reasonable; understandable
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to stop walking; to pause
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to fight against; to oppose; to face
dealing with; coping with
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
called; known as; that; to say
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed