sanity; consciousness; soberness
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
clearing one's throat; cough
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
cannot be helped; unavoidable
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to lean against; to set against
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to underrate; to make light of
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
studying abroad; studying overseas
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...