study; research; investigation
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
special training; intensive training; crash course
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to be needed; to be wanted
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
difficult to eat; unpalatable
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that's the way it is; such is life
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to like; to love; to be fond of