lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
without; unless; have to do
standing; reserve; always having ready
last ray of hope; only hope
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
heading; headline; index; headword
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
distance in a straight line
newspaper story (article, account)
new residential area; new residential development
sleepover; overnight stay
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
guesswork; speculation; hunch
quitting while one is ahead
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to slap; to strike; to spank
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation