(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
adaptability; ability to apply knowledge to new situations; practical skills
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
group chat; system for chatting with multiple people simultaneously (e.g. on a messaging application)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
strength; power; proficiency; ability
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
person who sets questions (for an exam or quiz)
author; writer; novelist; artist
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
teacher; instructor; professor
to take over; to hand over
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to detain; to check; to restrain
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to repeat; to do something over again
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)