shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
does not; can not; will not
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
this and that; various things
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
beyond one's means or position
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
imagination; supposition; guess
considerably; greatly; a lot
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
whenever you want; any time you like
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
senility; dotage; decrepitude
silence (not speaking); muteness
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)