statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
set of three; three sets; three classes
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
acquaintance; appreciative friend
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
results; record; grades; marks
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
same generation; one's generation
without cause; without reason
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading