easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
lord of a manor; estate steward
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
library (usu. single-room); small library
large capital; enormous fund
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
senior high school; high school
choices; alternatives; options
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
for a while; for some time; for a period
separate; scattered; apart
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
like a part of the family
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indescribable; having no way to express
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
regret; repentance; remorse
by all means; no matter what; at any rate