calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
fine weather; fair weather
frost columns; ice needles
to pluck (e.g. an apple); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub); to break off (e.g. a branch)
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to employ; to hire; to engage
land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
bare livelihood; subsistence
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in