to become better; to improve
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
material; materials; data; information; documents
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
serious accident; major incident
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be able to manage somehow or other
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
training; drill; practice; discipline
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
January; first month of the lunar calendar
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
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)
graduation ceremony; commencement
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to sit for an examination
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
reopening; resumption; restarting
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
in the same way as; just like
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
attendance; presence; appearance
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext