- shadow; reflection; (fig.) hint; indication; influence; CL:個|个[ge4]
- lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
- to step into; to enter
- almost; nearly; close to
- fifty
- this place; here (literary)
- to convene; to call together
- first session (of a conference etc)
- to reappear
- (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
- platform; podium; rostrum; lectern; (teacher's) desk
- to play a critical role (idiom); influential
- clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about
- place; seat
- master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to come true; to come about as predicted; to be fulfilled
- memoir
- to take charge of; to manage or direct; to preside over; to uphold; to stand for (justice etc); to host (a TV or radio program etc); (TV) anchor
- to add luster; to add glory
- friendly
- face
- to be absent
- but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
- lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); fig. untold numbers; innumerable; countless
- survivor
- to refuse; to decline; to reject
- to enter; to join; to go into
- rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat
- (idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely
- to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
- measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]
- to be annoyed; to get angry
- to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4]
- (of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm; moderate; so-so; (of a person) calm; unruffled
- to intertwine; to band together (with); to link up (with); twisted; tangled; confused; to be at a loss; to struggle (mentally) with (sth); to overthink; to feel conflicted
- bureaucracy
- minor details; trifles
- to know well; to be fully aware of
- situation; existing state of affairs
- bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
- (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ...; has not actually ...
- to obtain; to receive; to get
- setback; reverse; check; defeat; frustration; disappointment; to frustrate; to discourage; to set sb back; to blunt; to subdue
- to hold a meeting; to attend a meeting
- the shadow of a human figure; a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined with a negative verb)