guardian; protector; patron; parent
impossible to do (although wants to)
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
knowing; (an) acquaintance
another's parent; another's parents
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
order (to an employee from management)
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
seeing off and meeting on return
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
memory; sense; experience
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
beyond this point; from now on; after this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to subsist; to keep on living
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
deputy head teacher; vice principal
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent