to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
diploma; licence; license
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to be contrary to one's expectations
even if ...; even supposing that ...
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
acquaintance; appreciative friend
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to prove; to substantiate
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to systematize; to organize
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered