top university; leading university; first-rate university
enterprise; business; company; corporation
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
fat; tallow; lard; grease
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
plastic bottle (made of polyethylene terephthalate); PET bottle
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
pleasure boat; pleasure craft
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
milk coffee; white coffee
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to continue to do; to persist in doing
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
standing tall; towering; soaring
with a start; with a jump
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)