a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
March; third month of the lunar calendar
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
mental; spiritual; emotional
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
speaking voice; talking voice
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be embarrassed for a reply
January; first month of the lunar calendar
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
correction; rectification; mending; repair
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to sit for an examination
down jacket; quilted down coat
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
nice; likeable; desirable
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
dealing with; coping with
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
to whine; to make feeble complaints
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
offender; criminal; culprit
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery