winter vacation; winter holidays
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
television program; TV program
program (e.g. TV); programme
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
final; eventual; ultimate
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
kiwifruit; kiwi fruit; kiwi; kiwi (bird)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
departure from a country; leaving a country
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
arrest; apprehension; capture
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university