beginning; clue; starting point
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
reduction by half; halving
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
adviser; advisor; consultant
club activities; extracurricular activities
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
as many (people) as possible
to keep a watchful eye on
subversion (of the state)
excess personnel; redundant staff
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
being open but having virtually no business
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
natural; intrinsic; from birth
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
valuation basis; appraisal standard
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
ordinary person; unenlightened person
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling