to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
training; drill; practice; discipline
literally; to the letter; literal
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
mask; striking the head (kendo)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
corporate drone; corporate slave
to say; to be called; to do
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
society; public; community; social studies
and yet; though; when; in spite of
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
training (animals); breaking (animals)
that's the way it is; such is life