curse; spell; malediction
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
report card; result sheet
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
in this manner; in this way; like this
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
narrow margin; slim margin
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
society; company; the public; the world
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
fee; charge; rate; material
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance