school district; school area
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
win-loss records (between two participants)
hundred battles; many battles
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering