difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
standardization; standardisation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
beyond that point; after that
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
without omission; in full
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
neighbourhood; neighborhood
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)