although I say; although one might say; although called
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
opposite; reverse; contrary
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
after staying up all night
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
school building; schoolhouse
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pupil; student; schoolchild
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
club activities; extracurricular activities
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
rest; break; recess; intermission
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
equality; impartiality; evenness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
of course; certainly; naturally
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
door; gate; opening; title page
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
thin; slender; fine; unlucky