December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
old clothes; secondhand clothing
covered in mud; mud-caked
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
surroundings; environs; circumference
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
in the same way as; just like
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
the future; future prospects
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
rest; break; recess; intermission
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to move forward; to move on
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
disinfection; sterile filtration