silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to play a leading role; to play a central part
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
summer vacation; summer holiday
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
letter; missive; note; mail
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
one person; another name; nickname; alias
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
demon of ill health; disease
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to have a long life; to live a long time
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
tattling; telling on (someone)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to drag on; to be delayed
reduction by half; halving
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
no matter how much time passes
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
blood relationship; blood relative
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
wicked tongue; abusive language
current student; enrolled student
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover