unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
convenient; handy; useful
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to open (one's eyes) wide
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to raise one's voice; to shout
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
successively; one after another
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
promotion; raising of status
recommendation; referral; endorsement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
place; position; location; position; standing; status
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers