invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
cancellation of a contract
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to badger; to pester; to beg
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be worried; to be troubled
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
continuation; succession; series; continuous
something like ...; something called ...
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
on and after; from ... onward; since
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
first thing in the morning
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to serve; to work for; to attend
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
looks; features; (personal) appearance