management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
stiff formality; set terms
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
on the occasion of; at the time of
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
school for the handicapped; special school
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
another thing; other things; another man's property
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to turn towards; to point
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
not worth considering; out of the question
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)