generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
book; volume; this; present; main; head
so; like this; in this way
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to apologize; to apologise
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
article to be delivered; present
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
no, not like that (but like this)
vaseline; petroleum jelly; petrolatum
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
prohibition; inhibition; ban
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight