new student; freshman; first-year student
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
graduation ceremony; commencement
the following week; the next week
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
spring break; spring vacation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
ability; performance; efficiency
to spend time (on doing something)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
yearned for; longed for; missed
to go along; to walk along; to follow
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
marriage proposal; courtship
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
at a loss for words; stumped for words
body; group; party; company; troupe
very popular; highly favoured
platoon commander; section commander
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
real thing; original; actual
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
around the world; throughout the world
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
father; dad; husband; you; he
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)