to be charged with a mission
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
January; first month of the lunar calendar
party; set; gang; company; person
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
eighth day of the month; eight days
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
boiled and half-dried bonito
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
very loud volume; megavolume
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes