December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
zest for living; energy to live
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out