about; on; regarding; per; for every
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
it is I who should say so
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
being startled; getting a shock
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
mental; spiritual; emotional
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
as planned; according to plan
attendee; participant; person present
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
successively; one after another
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
talking about memories; reminiscences
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known