contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
in person; personally; directly
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
foreign; abroad; overseas
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
suitcase (with wheels and telescopic handle); trolley case
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed