to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
finishing blow; coup de grâce
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
like that; that way; thus
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
long; drawn-out; very long
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
being left out; being ostracized
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
company; corporation; workplace
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
object of adoration, longing
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
secret; private; surreptitious
if so; in that case; in that situation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)