buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to comb down; to smooth down
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
box; box-shape; cube-type
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
height (of body); stature
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
(period of) a year; during an era
educational institution; school; academy; campus
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
and so; therefore; for that reason
to keep away; to keep at a distance
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at that time; in those days
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
human relations; personal relationships
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged