one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
four corners; four ordinal directions
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
another; different; something else
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
genius; prodigy; natural gift
doing as one is told; yes-man
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
beanbags; jackstones; cueball
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
even if; even though; however; no matter how
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
short pause; short interval
(not so) much; (not) very
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)