dirty work; unpleasant task
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
parking area for bicycles
to do someone in; to bump someone off
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
one's person; around one's person
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
as; because; with; due to
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
monopole; singular pole; unipole
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
monolith; large slab of rock
conflicting (opposite, contrasting) opinion; antagonistic view
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
action; operation; effect; function
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
personal grudge; personal enmity
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to be to the point; to be pertinent
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
past (exam) question collection
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
January; first month of the lunar calendar
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
talk; conversation; dialogue
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
matter causing distress; something causing worry