to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
amount of money; sum of money
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
800,000; eight hundred thousand
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be silent; to say nothing
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
settlement; conclusion; summary
article; news story; report; account
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt