distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
order; directive; instructions; command
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
spin; rotation; spin (in PR, politics, etc.); ribbon bookmark (attached to the binding)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
training; drilling; strengthening
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
progress; advance; improvement; development
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
roadway; road; carriageway
child's mind; child's heart; young mind
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
third-year student; third-year pupil
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
isolation; being alone; being friendless
chastity; virtue; fidelity
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank