to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to badger; to pester; to beg
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
wonton (Chinese dumpling); won ton; wantan; wanton; wuntun
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
calamity; misfortune; disaster
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school