systematic; regular; routine
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
beforehand; in advance; previously
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
now that; since; so long as; because
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
(not so) much; (not) very
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
in terms of; from the point of view of
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
obscene; indecent; dirty; improper
arrest; apprehension; capture
mass communication; mass media
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
in one's own way or style
personality; character; individuality; personhood
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
working adult; full-fledged member of society
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary