that's the way it is; such is life
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to ask a question; to ask questions
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to live; to make a living; to get on with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
indictment; prosecution; complaint
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
way of speaking; intimation
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to cease; to stop; to be over
distant; remote; isolated
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
decision; determination; resolution
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang