to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
receiving; acceptance; reception
how many people; a number of people
appointment; assignment; promotion
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
to concern; to be related
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
moderate; proper; just right
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
innocent; cherubic; childlike
good feeling; feeling good
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
accumulation; accumulate; store