to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
enterprise; business; company; corporation
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
preparation; arrangements
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
passing mark (examination); passing grade
housing district; residential district
to be erected; to be built
using together (jointly); used at the same time
residence; housing; residential building
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
grasp; catch; understanding
prospects of victory; chances of success
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold