student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
study; diligence; discount; reduction
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
otherwise; or else; if not
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
way of talking; speaking style
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
difference; variation; difference
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to pause; to have a short intermission
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean