grandfather; male senior-citizen
tear gland; lacrimal gland
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
self-destruction; self-sabotage
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
formative experience (from one's youth)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
jumping to a wrong conclusion
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
root; source; origin; cause
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
sincere; honest; faithful
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
matter causing distress; something causing worry
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
winter vacation; winter holidays
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
ten; 10; ten years of age
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
in order; in turn; one by one
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while