unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
by myself; in person; by oneself
honorific/polite/humble prefix
wherein; therein; thereinto
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to approach; to draw near
something; some kind of; for some reason
looking on (somebody) as hostile
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at first; in the beginning; originally
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to turn to delinquency; to turn to crime (of a child)
one's family (home) background (environment)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
sudden change; complete change
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
after school (at the end of the day)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
strategy meeting; council of war
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
expressing one's mind; speaking out