coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
only recently; just of late
preference; priority; precedence
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
use; utilization; utilisation; application
this world; this life; world of the living
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
what do you want?; can I help you?
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
rather; better; instead; if anything
toast; congratulatory cup
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be settled; to be brought to an end
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming