sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
setting off (on a trip); departure
several years; a few years
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
one's country of assignment (e.g. for an ambassador)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
body of Christ (Eucharist)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
after a long time; for the first time in a while
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
letter; missive; note; mail
first part of a poem or verse
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to mistake (A for B); to misread
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
February; second month of the lunar calendar
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
extremely talented; very gifted
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason