what do I care; oh well; what will be, will be
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to apologize; to apologise
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to apologize; to apologise
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
actor; actress; player; performer
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
three dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently