studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
leaving a matter to chance
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
March; third month of the lunar calendar
light; faint; pale; fleeting
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; tripcode
good young man; agreeable youth
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to become decrepit and ugly with age
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
message; informative matter
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to head home; to leave for home
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
is something that; is that which
to lie down; to throw oneself down
mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life)
to be excited; to be elated
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to maintain (preserve) peace
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual