not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to have meaning; to be meaningful
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
boy; son; baby boy; young man
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
fine weather; fair weather
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
after school (at the end of the day)
club activities; extracurricular activities
club activities; group activities
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
public telephone; pay phone
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
small change; coins; small sum of money
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)