on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
charming; bewitching; coquettish
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
fundraising; financing; cash flow
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
people; men and women; each person; everybody
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
another school; other schools
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
drama; play; Chinese opera
diss; dissing; disrespect
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
flashiness; showiness; brilliance; bloom; flowers
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)