concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
information media; press; news organs
goods; merchandise; commercial items
plan; protocol; manifest; program
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
biological older sister; real elder sister
to rest one's chin in one's hands
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; hairpin curve; hairpin turn
measure; measuring tape; measuring
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
growth period; growing season
order; directive; instructions; command
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
unstoppable (of something bad)
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
total energy; all efforts
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
fishnet stockings (tights)
see-through sensation (for clothing); gauziness
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours