logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
originally; by nature; from the start
generation; the world; the age
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
earnings from a part-time job
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to pack; to box; to package
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
opening of the beachgoing season
going straight on; going straight ahead
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to press a question; to cross-examine
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
severe; strict; tough; hard
two times; twice; two degrees
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be intimate with; to befriend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation