December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
spring break; spring vacation
March; third month of the lunar calendar
moment by moment; hour by hour
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
interference; intervention; meddling
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
ostentation; show; affectation
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
delay; putting off; procrastination
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
real hair; one's own hair
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
taking part (in planning); participation
that's a different matter; that's a different story
edict; public announcement
candidate (for an election)
downward glance; contemptuous look
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
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