to triumph; to be elated with success
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
serious look (on one's face); straight face
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
one thin flat object; one sheet
February; second month of the lunar calendar
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
attendance; presence; appearance
department (faculty) of literature
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to rush over; to run up to
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
such; this sort of; like this
ratio; proportion; percentage
half and half; fifty-fifty
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
trouble; bother; annoyance
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
sending; forwarding; shipping
packing; crating; packaging