to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
killing time; staving off boredom
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
older brother and younger sister
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
being left out; being ostracized
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
club activities; extracurricular activities
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
how long; how much; to what extent
one thin flat object; one sheet
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal