school district; school area
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
failure; mistake; blunder
free (of charge); gratuitous
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
spring water; clear (pure) water
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
one's manners; one's attitude
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin