circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
special; particular; peculiar; unique
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sincere; earnest; serious
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
adoration; admiration; devotion
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
that's the way it is; such is life
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
instability; insecurity; crankiness
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to come to one's senses; to calm down
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)