medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
global maximum; greatest value
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
interruption; suspension; break
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
whole story; full picture; full particulars
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
painting all over; covering in paint
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
choices; alternatives; options
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
adverse circumstances; adversity
already; now; no longer; not any more