to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
on the way home from work; returning from work
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to join together; to combine; to join up
interview (e.g. for a job)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
way; method; means; resource; course
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
to be too late; to be too slow
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with