demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
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.
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
image; figure; figure; form; image
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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 stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
head of the student council; president of the student council
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
worry; trouble; anxiety; illness; sickness
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
nonparticipation; nonattendance
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?