environment; surroundings; circumstances
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
windless; calm; no-wind; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)