to concern; to be related
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
president (of a society); chairman
offence; offense; hindrance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
twice; again; second time
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
together with; same; both; all; including ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
otherwise; if not; or else
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
keeping things tidy and in order
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
world; society; people; the public
from the viewpoint of; according to
value; worth; virtue; blessing
report card; result sheet
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
killing time; staving off boredom