in accordance with plans; just as planned
an issue being settled; a case being closed
to grow up; to become an adult
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
another's parent; another's parents
to cross the line; to go too far
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to need; to demand; to take; to require
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
to get distracted; to jump off the track
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
several sheets (flat objects)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
hiding one's embarrassment
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled