in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to feel depressed; to be down
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
difficult to ...; hard to ...
accounting; administration (of money)
office job; clerical work
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
going to the hospital for regular treatment
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done