to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to age; to get old; to be too grown-up (for one's age); to be precocious; to become twisted; to become warped
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
trivial; not amounting to much
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
aspect; phase; condition; modality
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
dry riverbed; river beach