to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
old friend; familiar face
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to stay (at); to stop (at)
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
seeming very ...; just like ...
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
even if not; even without
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to find fault with; to question
scenery; scene; landscape
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects