current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
collation; examining and comparing; checking (against the original text)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
as you see; as you can see
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
good impression; favorable impression
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
hard to handle; difficult to handle; awkward to handle; hard to deal with; unwieldy
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
water supply; supplied water; water refill
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
athletic field; athletics stadium
personal delivery; handing over in person
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
in a tousled manner; in a ruffled fashion; in a disorderly manner; with a fluster; confusedly; messily