to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
tone (of voice); manner of talking
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
even though; despite; when
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
unexpectedly; surprisingly
self control; self restraint
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to push aside; to push one's way through
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
outsider; someone outside of a group
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
like this; this sort; this way
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course