diagnosis; medical examination
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
homecoming; returning home
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
living by oneself; living alone
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
this and that; various things
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to get tired out; to be exhausted
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
naturally; of course; understandably
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
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)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
surroundings; environs; circumference
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
winter; wintertime; winter term
temporary absence from school
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation