one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
established fact; fait accompli
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
understanding person; supporter
unseasonable; out of season
transfer student; student changing schools
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to write down; to record; to register
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
beforehand; in advance; previously
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
cannot be compared with; no match for
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
store interior; inside of a shop
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
counter for drops of liquid
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
changing completely; transformation
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy