message; informative matter
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
arm; skill; efforts; ability
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to frolic about; to mess around
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
proposal; proposition; suggestion
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
going home from work; on the way home from work
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor