appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
electricity; (electric) light
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to compete with; to vie for
reopening; resumption; restarting
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
that is to say; so that means
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
something like ...; something called ...
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to become completely chilled
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
in accordance with; according to
each place; various places
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
leadership; initiative; spearhead
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
feel uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on