container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
without leaving any trace
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register
every other week; every two weeks
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
main cause; primary factor
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
from here; from this place
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
function; facility; faculty; feature
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
literally; to the letter; literal
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative