tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
tool; implement; means; furniture
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to break the silence; to break one's silence
successively; one after another
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sincere; honest; faithful
mental; spiritual; emotional
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check