present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
optimism; taking an optimistic view
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
living thing; living creature; animal; life
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
power; authority; jurisdiction
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to squint (one eye); to narrow
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
head of the student council; president of the student council
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
very small; tiny; insignificant
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener