pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
presumption; assumption; estimation
uncertainty; indeterminacy; unreliability; unauthenticity
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
event; phenomenon; matter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
format; procedure; way of proceeding
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dancing or jumping for joy
how long; how far; how much
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
adherence; sticking (to); fixation