spring break; spring vacation
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
proposal; proposition; suggestion
calamity; misfortune; disaster
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
very; much; greatly; a lot of
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to rush back; to run back
because of; owing to; due to
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
not worrying about one's reputation or appearance; not caring what others think
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
last ray of hope; only hope
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure