turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
document; official papers
planning; project; plan; design
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
eighth month of the lunar calendar
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
use; utilization; utilisation; application
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means