container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to be sooty; to be stained
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to have an idea; to have a clue
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
voice chat (e.g. in a video game)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(someone else's) child; child; kid
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
cripple; disabled person; invalid
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity