year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
sports ground; sports oval
neighbourhood; neighborhood
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to cease; to stop; to be over
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
shallow playboy; frivolous lad; good-time Charlie
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
only; merely; but; no more than
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to discuss; to talk together
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
regret; repentance; remorse
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
covered with; stained; smeared
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
imagination; supposition; guess
physical education; PE; gym (class)
right in the center (centre)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal