before and after (e.g. photos)
ambitious; motivated; willful
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
senior high school student
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
living; lifestyle; living room
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
night watch; night guard; night shift
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
New Year's pine decoration
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
only; merely; but; no more than
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
difference; disparity; gap
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to fall completely silent; to become still as death