economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
sunlight; rays of the Sun
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
chilly; unpleasantly cold
seasonal change of clothing; changing one's dress for the season; renovation; facelift; redesign
in its entirety; whole; wholly
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
to write down; to record; to register
8th day of the month; eight days
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
as planned; according to plan
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
self-torturing; masochistic
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
variation in color (colour); having a different color
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
intelligence network; information network
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)