first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
creation; Creation (by God)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
name plate; name tag; label
cellophane tape; adhesive tape; Sellotape
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
morning training (e.g. before school)
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
group; bunch; crowd; group
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
society; the world; the times
that's the way it is; such is life
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
severe; strict; tough; hard
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
because of; owing to; due to
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep