drama; play; Chinese opera
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to wash clean; to cleanse
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
classmate; friend in the same class
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)