no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to be expensive; to be costly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
at the last moment; this late in the game
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
true character; real nature
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
library; book collection; paperback book
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar