story; tale; talk; discussion
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
primary school; elementary school; grade school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
very young; little; childish; immature
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
perfect; complete; flawless
in proportion to; according to; depending on
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
Department of State (US); State Department
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
because of; owing to; due to
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
access point; AP; application program; application software; American plan (hotel rate system); AP
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
establishment; the Establishment
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
support; backing; aid; assistance