to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
presence (impressive quality)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
day after day; day by day
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
propelling pencil; mechanical pencil
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously