recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
looking pale; looking unwell
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
estimate (of costs); budget
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
100,000; hundred thousand
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
large amount of money; great cost
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(someone else's) parents; both parents
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
drama; play; Chinese opera
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means