so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
everyday life; daily life
reopening; resumption; restarting
wasted effort; fruitless effort; vain efforts
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to get distracted; to jump off the track
restaurant that only serves set meals
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
how long; how far; how much
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
last week; the week before
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
street parking; on-street parking
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
unpublished; unreleased; not yet made public
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
clanging; empty; deserted
(dead) body; corpse; remains