labor; labour; work; Labour Party
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
failure; mistake; blunder
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pretend; to act (as if)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
the other day; lately; recently
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)