apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
thought; idea; conception
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
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
how many people; a number of people
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
free (of charge); gratuitous
to have the privilege of doing
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray