July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
manly; masculine; like a man
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
again; once more; a second time
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
family; members of a family
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy