advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
several years; a few years
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
serious; severe; grave; acute
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
chairman; leader of a troupe; proprietor of a theatrical company
script; screenplay; scenario
production (e.g. play); direction
business; trade; operations; sales
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
practice; practising; training; study
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
emotional strength; force of will
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep