introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
how long; how much; to what extent
research and development; R&D
progress; advance; improvement; development
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
rather; sooner; preferably
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
near; nearby; not far off
government office; public office
unseasonable; out of season
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
supplementary explanation
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
ability; performance; efficiency
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
actual profit; practical use; benefit
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable