time; hour; season; time of the year
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to get late; to advance; to wear on
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
district; section; sector
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
free translation; liberal translation
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to poke each other; to jab each other
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
scoundrel; rascal; villain
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
distinction; differentiation; classification
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
good; goodness; right; virtue
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
true character; real nature
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)