infancy; childish; infantile; immature
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
straightforward approach; playing it straight; fair deal
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
tens of thousands of years
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
juvenile; young adult fiction
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
on the occasion of; at the time of
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
rising; ascending; climbing