to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
interior; inside; internal
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
internal medicine; department of internal medicine
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
clinical psychologist; clinical psychotherapist
method of treatment; cure; remedy
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
pharmacotherapy; drug therapy; medication
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
about this time; about now
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
work-related injury; work-related illness; work-related death; workers' compensation insurance
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
good news; happy news; glad tidings
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