to summon courage; to be brave
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to turn completely into; to become completely
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
important person; strategic person; key figure
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
of great promise; with a promising future
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
bombshell announcement (statement)
for work; in a manner related to work
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
degree of familiarity; popularity
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
producer (film, TV, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
substantial matter; significant item
(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
January; first month of the lunar calendar
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous