great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
refining; purification; careful manufacture
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
state secrets; secrets of the state
crude; rough; unrefined; raw
electronization; digitization; computerization
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
workshop; studio; atelier
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to get help; to enlist aid
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
special administrative region (of China; e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
(medical) follow-up; observation
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
old friend; familiar face
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set