God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to be overcome with emotion
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
food and drink; eating and drinking
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
acceleration; speeding up
all over; all over the place; everywhere
very busy (person or thing)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
almost; roughly; approximately
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to call in; to invite; to bring in
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
success; prosperity; boom
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
while; during (the time when)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
sailor suit; middy uniform
university student; college student