mainly cloudy; tending to be cloudy
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
fine weather; fair weather
rainy; showery; inclement
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to compete with; to vie for
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
unknown; obscure; insignificant
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
much less; to say nothing of
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
awareness; realization; noticing
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
feeling keenly; fully realizing
strange disease; rare disease
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service