teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
boisterously; roughly; briskly
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
beforehand; in advance; previously
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
lethality; killing effectiveness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
conditionally; with conditions attached
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
all eyes; public attention
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode
liquid crystal display; LCD; liquid crystal screen
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
resentment; indignation; anger
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected