selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
being apt to make a show of one's faults; penchant for boasting of one's faults; pretending to be worse than one really is
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to unfold; to unroll; to open
female university student; female college student
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
river; stream; River; the ... river
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
discussion; argument; debate
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
interruption; suspension; break
in a quarrel, both parties are to blame
enmity; antagonism; hostility
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cannot be helped; unavoidable
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to call each other; to call out to one another
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
an issue being settled; a case being closed
children are a bond between husband and wife; children hold marriages together
excursion; field trip; school trip
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
if you think about it; come to think of it