environment; circumstance
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
second-year student; biennial
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
beyond this point; from now on; after this
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(not) even once; (not) ever
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
failure; mistake; blunder
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view