pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
supplementary examination
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
promotion (school, military, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
considerably; fairly; quite
studying very hard; studying like mad
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
study; diligence; discount; reduction
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
with these words; while saying
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to need; to call for; to require
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
popular person; favorite; favourite
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat