in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
incident; affair; happening; event
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
very great; enormous; serious
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
ability; capability; skill
to be worn out (from domestic life)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to make merry; to be festive
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to throw away; to abandon
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
number of persons; personnel
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account