change; transition; vicissitudes
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
seat at a table; place at a table
someone doomed to their fate; (lit.) fish on the chopping board
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
organic agriculture (farming)
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
marvelous; astonishing; wonderful
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
platform; home; home base; home plate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
confused; flustered; at a loss
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
voyage; passage; travelling
to indicate; to show; to point to
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
otherwise; or else; if not
past perfect form; past perfect tense
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
education gap; achievement gap in education; educational inequality
of tender years; very young
some; several; many; how many; how much; very