to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
monthly publication; monthly issue
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
brief impression (of); quick comment (on)
just a minute; small quantity
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
beforehand; in advance; previously
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
difference; discrepancy; variation
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
vitality; energy; dynamism
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
instability; insecurity; crankiness
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
primary school; elementary school; grade school
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pulmonary tuberculosis; consumption