early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
(very) happy; euphoric; buoyant; walking on air
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
now that; since; so long as; because
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
a few people; small number of people
consists of; comprises; is made up of
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
fighting spirit; battle aura; combative spirit
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to come and go; to go back and forth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
dual personality; split personality
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
supply; provision; raising; procurement
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold