too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
because; for; the reason why is ...
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
connection; link; relationship
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
inside one's heart; in one's mind
enemy territory; hostile place
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
alone; unaided; away from home
way of dealing with; way of handling
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
bet; wager; stake; gamble
definite; final; decisive; conclusive