spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
of no interest; not interested
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
student at the same middle school; graduate of the same middle school
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to tighten; to press hard
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to pause; to have a short intermission
conversely; on the contrary
to keep a watchful eye on
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
posterity; future life; life to come