to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
sunlight filtering through trees
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
stress relief; getting rid of stress
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
recreation; diversion; relaxation
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
each house; every house; many houses
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
composite; combined; complex
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
right beside; close to; nearby
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
foreign matter; impurities
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unmarried woman who has lost her virginity
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with