passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
another school; other schools
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be needed; to be wanted
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
how should I know?; don't ask me
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
great difference; major mistake
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be pleased with; to suit
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
being good at cooking; good cook
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure