in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
personal affair; one's own affair
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
spring break; spring vacation
fiery chariot; kasha (mythical beast said to devour dead bodies); steam locomotive (in China); (arch.) vile old hag
order; sequence; procedure
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to think too much; to be over-concerned
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
being argued into silence; being left speechless
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
written estimate; quotation; quote
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
class president; head class representative
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
practicality; utility; usefulness
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
fall of a castle; surrender of a castle; giving up (on something); giving in (to persuasion); yielding