two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
elder sister; effeminate man
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
life; living; I; me; student
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
study; pursuit of knowledge
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
after a long time; for the first time in a while
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve