a (single) moment; an instant
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
yoke; constraints; oppression
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
skipping school or work (without a good reason); playing truant; playing hooky
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
going to and from school; school commute
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
going to school in groups
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
guardian; mentor; protector
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
quiet; still; surreptitious
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
with a crack; with a tearing sound; with a ripping sound; stylish; smart; dapper
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown