to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
interval; break; pause; spare moment
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to make a speech; to address
school festival; campus festival
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to mark the end; to spell the end
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to subsist; to keep on living
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)