stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
at a young age; while still young
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
national border; provincial border
to face on; to look out on to
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
February; second month of the lunar calendar
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
name; given name; first name
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
young person; youth; young
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever