miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
since then; from that time; ever since
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
to stop walking; to pause
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to begin to walk; to set out
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
besides; in addition; also; moreover
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
person who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
is that so?; I see; right; oh
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
trivial; not amounting to much
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
to get going; to start off
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago