abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
an apprentice system; apprenticeship
form; method; system; formula
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
but; however; provided that
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
general; popular; common; typical
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
environment; circumstance
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to differ; to vary; to disagree
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
the same generation; coeval
to gather; to collect; to assemble
very interesting; of great interest
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sluggishness after few days off
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)