1 to receive

2 to answer (the phone)

3 to meet or welcome sb

4 to connect

5 to catch

6 to join

7 to extend

8 to take one's turn on duty

9 to take over for sb

1 to accept

2 to receive

1 to catch and hold on

2 to continue

3 to go on to do sth

4 to follow

5 to carry on

6 then

7 after that

8 subsequently

9 to proceed

10 to ensue

11 in turn

12 in one's turn

1 even

2 so much so that

1 direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jiàn jiē])

2 immediate

3 straightforward

1 to get there in one step (idiom); easily done

2 success at a stroke

3 to get results overnight

1 out of breath (idiom)

2 to gasp for air

1 lit. men's footprints are rare (idiom)

2 fig. off the beaten track

3 lonely

4 deserted

1 extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty

1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist

2 unremitting efforts