November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
National Center Test for University Admissions
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
horseplay; fooling around
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
metre; meter; meter; gauge
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
mock cavalry battle; piggyback fight
wounded person; injured person
to keep an eye on; to take care of
audience; spectator; spectators
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
participants; participating athletes
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
objection; dissent; protest
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
action committee; executive committee
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought