school building; schoolhouse
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
message; informative matter
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
schedule; program; programme; agenda
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to be impressed; to greatly admire
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality