cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
victim; injured party; sufferer
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
membership registration; subscription; member enrolment
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to manage; to control; to cut carelessly (of a cook, surgeon, etc.); to slash about; (arch.) to cut around
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
affiliated company; affiliated business
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
contract; compact; agreement
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
diligence and indolence; attendance and absence (at work)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
persevering; very patient
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
friction; discord; strife
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
personal; individual; private
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
novel; original; new; innovative