to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
about; on; regarding; per; for every
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
round; spherical; circular
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
that's right; yes; uh-huh
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
name; given name; first name
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
weather; fair weather; fine weather
already; now; no longer; not any more
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to put one's strength into
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
of great promise; with a promising future
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
pre-nuptial doubts; wedding blues
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
cushion; pillow; mattress