(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
reduction by half; halving
besides; in addition; also; moreover
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
alone; unaided; away from home
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to blame; to find fault with
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
restraint; restriction; control; check
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
rational; logical; coherent
ostensible (surface) reason
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
impossible to do (although wants to)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
control; check; restraint; inhibition
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
coagulation; freezing; solidification
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged