naturally; of course; understandably
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
a long time (since the last time)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
good humour (humor); good mood
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
present (brought by a visitor); gift
March; third month of the lunar calendar
cancellation; abandonment
postgraduate course; graduate course; graduate program; graduate school (of)
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
graduation ceremony; commencement
advance training; prior training
cutlery; silverware; flatware
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
few decades; many decades; several decades
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
democratic nation; democratic country
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling