scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
hard-to-get-into school; elite school; highly-selective school
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
android; Android (mobile operating system)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
documents to be presented; work to be submitted; submitted document; submitted work
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)
deputy head teacher; vice principal
matter of time; question of time
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
reputation; respectability
arbitration; intercession; mediation
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
to reach an agreement; to come to an understanding; to compromise (with); to get along well with
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
outward appearance; looks
sports-minded; sports-oriented
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless