to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
predicament; one's ground; one's position
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one by one; one after another; successively
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
second day of the month; two days
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
and then; and so; and; so then
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
reopening; resumption; restarting
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to move (house); to change residence
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
love between a parent and child; parent-child affection
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
at that time; in those days
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things