boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
by all means; by all costs
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
another's parent; another's parents
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
for today; for the time being
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
make no progress; remain unsettled
relation; connection; affinity
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
besides; moreover; in addition
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult