hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
reproachful; hateful; bitter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to watch intently; to stare
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
popular name; common name; given name
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
study; pursuit of knowledge
ago; since; before; previous
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
head of the student council; president of the student council
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding