medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
several people; a few people
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
this, that and the other; this and that