audience; spectator; spectators
seriously ill patient; critically ill patient; serious case
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to be opposite; to face each other
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
looking depressed; long face
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
for today; for the time being
established practice; custom
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
business; trade; operations; sales
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
graduation examination; graduation test
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
student in a lower grade; underclassman
object of adoration, longing