November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
chilly; unpleasantly cold
preface; introduction; preamble
leadership; initiative; spearhead
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
bulletin (issued by a society); report; newsletter
desperation; struggle to the death
present; gift; to give a present or gift
winter vacation; winter holidays
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
alien (from another planet)
level; standard; water level
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
electronic engineering; electronics
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)