year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
notice; attention; observation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
sports ground; sports oval
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
if so; in that case; in that situation
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet