wild beast; wild animal; brute
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
rational; reasonable; logical
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
in the end; on top of that
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to explain; to dispel doubts
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
pleasant feeling; good feeling
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
appendix (of a book, etc.)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
programme; program; plans; arrangements