to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
society; public; community; social studies
preparatory reading; preparation (for a lesson); reading through (e.g. a script); rehearsal (of a play)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
time; hour; season; time of the year
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
form; shape; figure; visage
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to rebuke; to scold harshly
(something) despised; (something) made light of
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
having lost face; in a bind