one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
almost; roughly; approximately
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
semiconductor; solid-state
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
promotion; raising of status
go that far; to that extent
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to serve; to work for; to attend
criticism; commentary; review
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
looking depressed; long face
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to see through; to see the true nature of something
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
next term; next period; next version; next release
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch