explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
midsummer; height of summer
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
image; figure; figure; form; image
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
purification; refining; simplification
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to blaze; to burn brightly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon