difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
retirement; resignation; stepping down
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
candidate (for an election)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
manipulation of information; spin
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
emperor; prince; princess
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to take up space; to occupy space
like a part of the family
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
have to do; must; should; ought to
personal history; background; career
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
the reason is ...; it is because ...
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
to worry about; to be vexed
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade