(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
our country; our land; one's own country
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
since then; from that time; ever since
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
decision; determination; resolution
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
even though it is not; despite not
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
intelligence; intellect; brains
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely