new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
maternity leave; paternity leave
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to care for someone; to look after someone
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
only; merely; but; no more than
large hospital; major hospital
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
sincere; earnest; serious
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
two incompatible things (or people); (going together like) oil and water
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow