recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
large amount of money; great cost
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
good impression; favorable impression
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
influenced (by); under an influence
to prowl after; to keep watch on
optimism; taking an optimistic view
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to distract a person's attention
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
party; set; gang; company; person
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
clergyman; churchman; clergy
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
(how) many times; (how) often
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar