approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
several years; a few years
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
several times (as large, over)
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
of course; certainly; naturally
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
way (of doing); manner; method; means
root; source; origin; cause
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
curiosity; inquisitiveness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
what kind of; what sort of; what
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things