active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
interior; inside; internal
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
inside; interior; inner part
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
so; like this; in this way
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
older brother; elder brother
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)