apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
distinguished service; meritorious service
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
just because; even if; even though
something; some kind of; for some reason
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
one's house; one's home; one's family
closing time; lockup; curfew
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
bolt from the blue; great surprise
one's family; family member
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to ask a high price; to overcharge
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
large and wide; peaceful and calm
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
horizon (related to land)
invitation; introduction; temptation
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
start of work; commencement; opening
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge