to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
sneaking a bite; snitching food
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
dropping medicine in the eyes
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
final farewell (in this life)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
to sob; to be choked with tears