to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
charging (electrically); electrification
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
portable battery charger; external battery; power bank
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
change in appearance; transformation
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
talk; dialogue; conversation
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
solipsism; philosophical idea that nothing outside of one's own mind really exists
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
head over heels; headlong; head first
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
fundamental; primary; most important
tedious; boring; being fed up with
school rules; school regulations
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
decorum; propriety; politeness
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)