comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to need; to call for; to require
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
what time; (lit.) which hour
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sunlight; rays of the Sun
already; now; no longer; not any more
heated wire; infrared rays; heat rays
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone