cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
interior design; interior; upholstery
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
mysterious power of words to alter reality
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to bury; to embed; to implant
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to call again; to call someone back
sea level; (surface of) sea
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
donation; presentation; gift
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
dealing with; coping with
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
cleaning equipment closet; broom closet
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all