to take a breath; to take a short rest
preparation; provision; guarding
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
clearing one's throat; cough
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
school festival; campus festival
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
participation; joining; entry; adherence
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
beautification; glorification
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
action committee; executive committee
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(committee) chairman; president
former (incumbent); predecessor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
custom; practice; convention; precedent
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
important post; important office; key position
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
election; selection; choice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care