one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
license system; licence system; permit system; approval basis
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
distant place; remote point
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
brothers and sisters; siblings
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
ready-made clothes; ready-to-wear clothes; off-the-rack clothes; off-the-peg clothes
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
relation; connection; affinity
person who introduces someone; introducer
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress