to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
height of summer; hottest part of summer
summer vacation; summer holiday
something like ...; something called ...
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
pupil; student; schoolchild
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
sunlight; rays of the Sun
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to blow through; to blow across
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)