economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
way; method; means; resource; course
good performance; good work; great success
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
mechanism used to lift an actor onto the stage (in kabuki)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in the end; at the end of the day
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
long ago; already; a long time ago
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
uneducated; uncultured; unrefined; ignorant
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
great person; eminent figure
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)