to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
low dining table; tea table
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
isolation; being alone; being friendless
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to take command; to give direction
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
state of the war; war situation