ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
illumination; decorative lighting
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
festival merrymaking; revelry
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to take away; to carry off
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to choke; to have trouble breathing
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stare back at; to look back at
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
variation; rogue (something)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly