New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
(baggage) checking; temporary custody
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
sleepover; overnight stay
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
quiz; short test; mini test
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
great cause; moral law; justice
reorganization plan; reorganisation plan; restructuring plan
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
tangent (trigonometric function)
the ancients; ancient people
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
just you wait and see (as a threat)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
lowercase letter; small letter
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish