正如: just as, precisely as...
笼子: cage, basket, container...
羽毛球: shuttlecock, badminton...
如意: as one wants, according to one's wishes, ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune...
四季: spring...
长短: length, duration, accident, right and wrong, good and bad, long and short...
冷战: (coll.) shiver, shudder...
抬头: to raise one's head, to gain ground, account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc...
基于: because of, on the basis of, in view of, on account of...
严峻: grim, severe, rigorous...