to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to control; to command; to get the better of
showing one's face in public; facing another person
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
meritorious deed; services
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
memory; ability to remember
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall