to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
should; must; -able; probably; likely
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
how long; how much; to what extent
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
tendency; trend; inclination
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
testimony; (verbal) evidence
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
honour; honor; glory; privilege
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to follow another's example
to be able (to); to be possible (to)