to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
private tutor; coach; governess
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
to knock down; to knock off
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
discovery; detection; finding
breakthrough; great discovery
at the last moment; this late in the game
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
carving; engraving; sculpture
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to smirk; to grin broadly
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to arrive home; to return
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
home tutor; private tutor; coach
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid