April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
severe; strict; tough; hard
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
results; record; grades; marks
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
reopening; resumption; restarting
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish