to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
great laughter; burst of laughter
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
low dining table; tea table
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
powder snow; powdery snow
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to compete with; to vie for
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter