as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
right in the middle (of); midst; height
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
standard; set; routine; decided
(having) two choices; choice between two things
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
the last moment; the very end
to become keen on; to get passionate about
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
definitely OK; definitely possible
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
Minister of War (Zhou dynasty China)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
while surprised; suddenly
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disclosure; exposure; revelation
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
presentation (of a gift, prize, etc.)
surname; family name; last name