we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one large ...; a great ...
divining sticks; counting; calculation
price; cost; value; worth; value
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
supplementary examination
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
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)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
winter vacation; winter holidays
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
compulsory subject; required subject
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
second day of the month; two days
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum