trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to make a vow; to take an oath
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
selection; choice; picking out
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
generation; the world; the age
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
government official; clerk
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
reform; reformation; reorganization
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
next generation; future generation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
able official; capable official
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
prime minister; premier; chancellor
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nothing but; none other than
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)