dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
decision; determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to need; to call for; to require
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
reality; actuality; hard fact
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
environment; circumstance
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
social; societal; societary
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment