superb view; picturesque scenery
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
middle and high-school students
minor offence; minor offense; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
spike (on a shoe or tyre); stud; spiked shoes; spikes; injuring (an opposing player) with the spikes on one's shoes; spiking
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
system; organization; organisation; architecture
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
private affairs; personal matter
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
every year; yearly; annually
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
successive generations; successive emperors
next term; next period; next version; next release
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity