Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
festival; feast; carnival
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
traditional; conventional
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sad; wretched; deplorable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
ignorant of the ways of the world
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to smirk; to grin broadly
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to like; to love; to be fond of
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!