Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
inexpert or untrained eyes
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
guess; speculation; supposition
scale; scope; plan; structure
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
league; federation; union; alliance
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
the same generation; coeval
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to be muddy; to be slushy
to win and advance to the next round
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
for today; for the time being
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
late at night; at a late hour
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)