primary school; elementary school; grade school
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
four corners; four ordinal directions
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to let out a cry; to break forth
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
choice; selection; option
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot