trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
different opinion; objection
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
when; how soon; how long until
for the first time in one's life
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
a little bit; a little while
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
-job; stimulating the penis with a body part
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
in succession; one after another
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
distribution channel; channel of distribution
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
unveiling; debut; introduction
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
older sister and younger brother
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...)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
yearned for; longed for; missed
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with