in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to break the silence; to break one's silence
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
planning; project; plan; design
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic