personality; character; individuality; personhood
to complain; to make a complaint
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to look after (often medically); to take care of
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to make an appearance; to show up
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
free (of charge); gratuitous
military history; military annals
postgraduate course; graduate course
selection; choice; option
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to be relieved of one's post
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave