lovely; cute; charming; sweet
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
educational institution; school; academy; campus
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
last days; the end; one's fate
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
company president; manager; director
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
in succession; one by one
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
previous work; preceding work; previous title; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
key animator; lead animator
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch