May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
test period; exam period; examination time
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
to go to the next stage (after failing to reach a conclusion); to be carried over (e.g. to the next meeting); to go into (a run-off, overtime, extra innings, etc.)
sexy; popular; well-liked
intelligence network; information network
(not) even with; (not) even using
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
justification; rationalization
promotion; raising of status
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to blacken; to become black
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
surely (not); certainly (not)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course