to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
information; experience; knowledge; observation
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
worst-ever; history's worst
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie