September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
redial; redialing; redialling
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
touching; moving; painful
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
order; command; directions; instructions
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
dry riverbed; river beach
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
water lily (any plant of genus Nymphaea); pygmy waterlily (Nymphaea tetragona)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the present term; the present session
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
something or other; somehow
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
one by one; in detail; minutely
not worth considering; out of the question
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to mind; to care; to worry
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
legendary; fabled; fabulous