preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
fifth day of the month; five days
to intend; to be sure that
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
unqualified; without qualifications
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
that's the way it is; such is life
verbalizing; putting into words
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
simply put; putting it simply
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
breathing exercise; breath control; spirit cultivation; chi kung; qigong
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
second (unit of time); arc second
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
making an attempt; trial run
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
addition; annexation; appendage
morning; forenoon; just before noon
with a start; with a jump
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
height of summer; hottest part of summer
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything