previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
discipline; punishment; reprimand
attendance; presence; appearance
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
improper; inappropriate; illegitimate; unacceptable; unfair
control; management; supervision
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
two times; twice; two degrees
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sleepwalking; somnambulism; noctambulism
thud thud (esp. footsteps); clump clump
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
horseplay; fooling around
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start