reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
New Year's Eve; December 31
you (plural); all of you; you all
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
no exception; without exception; always the same
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
final; eventual; ultimate
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
if so; in that case; in that situation
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
in the future; another day; later
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)