to be worried; to be troubled
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
such ... as; or some such
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
is that so?; I see; right; oh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
failure; mistake; blunder
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
Sun Tzu (Chinese military strategist; 544?-496 BCE); The Art of War (military text by Sun Tzu; ca. 5th century BCE); Sun Bin Bing Fa (military text by Sun Bin)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
divining sticks; counting; calculation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter