sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
condition; state (of health); appearance
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
hospital food; hospital meals
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to bubble; to foam; to froth
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to leave something as it is
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to examine someone's expression
chilly; unpleasantly cold
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to be at a loss for words