study; learning; tutorial
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
chalk (mineral); white wall
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
diagnosis; medical examination
flower reading; fortune-telling based on plucking the petals off a flower
discriminatory; discriminative
birth date; date of birth; DOB
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
fortune-telling; divination
augury; fortune-telling; divination
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
future; possible; potential; prospective
surpassing looks; exceptional appearance; mind and appearance
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)