to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
acquaintance; appreciative friend
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
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)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
the liver and gall bladder; one's inner being
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
difficult to ...; hard to ...
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
junior high school student; middle school pupil
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
after that; afterwards; thereafter
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)