posterity; future life; life to come
to be remembered; to go down in history
great person; eminent figure
few decades; many decades; several decades
retirement; resignation; stepping down
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
to join forces with; to cooperate with
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
second offense; second offence
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
book with the look and layout of a magazine
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
to visit frequently; to haunt
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
regular time; stated period
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out