争气: to work hard for sth, to resolve on improvement, determined not to fall short...
情形: circumstances, situation...
框: frame (e.g. door frame), casing, framework, template, to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth), to frame, to restrict...
逝世: to pass away, to die...
体重: body weight...
通话: to hold a conversation, to talk over the telephone, phone call...
时不时: from time to time...
家长: head of a household, family head, patriarch, parent or guardian of a child...
改动: to alter, to modify, to revise...
背: carry on one's back, to be burdened, to carry on the back or shoulder, learn by heart, the back of the body...