involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
antiquity; the previous era
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
question; question (mark)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
preference; priority; precedence
concession; conciliation; compromise
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
the place for; the time for; the level of
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
naturally; of course; understandably
feelings; thoughts; meaning
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
conviction; belief; confidence
several years; a few years
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
invisibly; secretly; privately
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)