to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
dullard; indecisive person
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
(medical) doctor; physician
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
main question; real issue at hand
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
transactions; dealings; business
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of