child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
too much; excessively; too
those (near the second person)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
damp; moist (negative nuance)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
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
participation; joining; entry; adherence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
not yet known; unknown; strange
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
black-and-white television
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out