goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
God; god; ace; king; superior person
light; faint; pale; fleeting
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
second-year student; biennial
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
false bottom; fake bottom; raised bottom; exaggeration; overstatement
to satisfy one's appetite
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
at first; initially; in the beginning
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to happen to meet; to come across
(student) exchange; study abroad
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)