rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
maintaining the status quo
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
school festival; campus festival
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
(committee) chairman; president
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
starting point; starting line
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
another school; other schools
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
in unison; as one; united
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
bright red; crimson lotus flower
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king