whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
to some extent; to a certain extent
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
level; standard; water level
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
meaning; significance; sense
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
light and darkness; light and shade
difference; variation; difference
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
older sister; lass; young lady
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
good feeling; feeling good
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to become better; to improve
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)