irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
anniversary of the founding of the school
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
back off!; leave me alone!
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to begin; to set about; to start
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
odds and ends; all; every
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
portrait of deceased person
distant look; faraway look
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to be entwined; to be involved
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
easy; simple; there's no way that ...