correction; revision; amendment
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to like; to love; to be fond of
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
incident; affair; happening; event
foreign; abroad; overseas
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
person who always wants to make a good impression; pretentious person
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
drawing and manual arts (school subject)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
about the same; about equal to; close match
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
using as an intermediary; through