to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to give something weight; to give something dignity
to get help; to enlist aid
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
don't worry about it; forget about it
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
continuation; succession; series
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
menial; meanness; servility; abject
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
distrust; unjust suspicion
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
utmost limits; extremity; limit
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
good-natured; of good character
to spread; to be propagated
several years; a few years
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow