fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ahead; before; the future
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
adds force or indicates command
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
counter for books; volume
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
difficult to ...; hard to ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
remembrance; recollection; recognition