taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cheilopogon agoo)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
faking crying; crocodile tears
one of these days; someday; one day
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
question sheet; question paper
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
system; institution; organization; organisation
interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
two (long cylindrical things)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines