cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to be intimate with; to befriend
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
two times; twice; two degrees
severe; strict; tough; hard
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
honour; honor; glory; privilege
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
to press a question; to cross-examine
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
going straight on; going straight ahead
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
opening of the beachgoing season
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to pack; to box; to package
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)