several times; once or twice
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
Leo (constellation); the Lion
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
natural virtue; personal virtue
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
going through; going via; going by way of
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
troubled face; worried expression
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
postponement; deferment; adjournment
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
cookware; cooking utensil
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth