to watch steadily; to stare
near; close; beside; third person
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
frequency (of occurrence)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
open access (in a library); open shelves
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
new student; freshman; first-year student
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
grassroots door-to-door election campaign
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
party; set; gang; company; person
president (of a society); chairman
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)