questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to resign from one's post
cram school; private tutoring school
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
restoration; repair; mending
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to put into the mouth; to eat
presence (impressive quality)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
headrest (esp. on a car seat)