quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
the right person in the right place
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
antiquity; the previous era
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
together; mutually; fellow
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
elder sister; older female friend
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck