Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
absorption; suction; attraction
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to withstand; to be able to endure
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to appease; to suppress; to calm
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
overanxiety; needless worry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
physical condition; state of health
number of days (times) one has attended
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
results; record; grades; marks
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
senior high school; high school
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look away; to turn away