middle and high-school students
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
until now; so far; up to the present
in accordance with plans; just as planned
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
perfect; complete; flawless
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to relax; to feel at home
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
physical law; laws of physics
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
microscopic; infinitesimal
stochastic; probabilistic
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
pride; boast; credit (to)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined