to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the front; honest; upright; decent
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
hard fight; difficult struggle
appointment; rendezvous; date
the whole city; all the cities; every city
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
library (usu. single-room); small library
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
many-sided; versatile; polygonal; diversified
large temple edifice; large temple
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
speaking voice; talking voice
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
literary history; history of literature
lecture attendance; auditing
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; removing partitions (to create an open space); joining separate rooms into one
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar