pushing and shoving; jostling; hustling
layout map; block plan; layout plan
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
to come to an end; to close the curtain
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
changing completely; transformation
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
battlefield; battleground
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
bribe; sweetener; douceur
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
present (brought by a visitor); gift
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
moderately; in moderation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
summer vacation; summer holidays
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
established practice; custom
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
planned; scheduled; systematic
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
drama; theatre; theater; play
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else