to switch off; to turn off
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to understand; to make out
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
21st day of the month; 21 days
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
changing lanes; lane change; change of course; changing one's field of study
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
national; founded and run by the central government
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
separate; respective; different
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference