medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
advanced level; high grade; senior
highest grade; superlative degree
reality; actuality; hard fact
to thrust before; to thrust at
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
suffix for familiar person
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
great laughter; burst of laughter
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
diagnosis; medical examination
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
choices; alternatives; options
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound