waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
statue; picture; picture revealing character
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
Lu Bu (?-199 AD; Chinese general)
suddenly lifting someone's face by their chin (in a domineering yet romantic fashion)
while studying; presently studying
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
to be intimate with; to befriend
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
taking into consideration; making allowances
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
independent action; acting alone
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
to look around; to look towards (us)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
exemption; exoneration; discharge
increase (in an amount of money)
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth