receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
unveiling; debut; introduction
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
compensating; making up for; supplementation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
himself; yourself; herself
anything and everything; just about everything
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
human; human-like; as a person
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
taking a class; studying a subject; completing a course
immediately; at once; instantly
removing a name; expelling (e.g. from school); decommissioning
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end