poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
influence; effect; impact
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
home area; home town; local
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
person around thirty years old (esp. a woman)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
hamburger (in a bun); burger