(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
opening ceremony (of the school term)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
creating a (usually favorable) environment
writing; composition; essay; sentence
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
every person; each one; everybody
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
question; inquiry; enquiry
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)