time; hour; period; class
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to some extent; to a certain extent
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
distant look; faraway look
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
difficult to ...; hard to ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
duty; obligation; responsibility
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
no exception; without exception; always the same
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!