lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
true character; real nature
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
trembling from fear; trembling all over
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
simmer; bubble out; flow out
having high information content; informative
cross-country (skiing); cross-country race
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
set of three; three sets; three classes
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to jump at; to be attracted by
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
to speak; to say; to vocalize
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on