though; notwithstanding; although
muscle training; resistance training; strength training
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
popular person; favorite; favourite
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be transparent; to show through
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to complain; to make a complaint
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)