cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
weather forecast; weather report
break (change for the worse) in the weather
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
low dining table; tea table
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to tear up and throw away
several sheets (flat objects)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to collapse into; to flop onto
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
very; greatly; exceedingly
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get along well with; to make a go of it
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to half-rise to one's feet
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
spine; backbone; spinal column
without leaving any trace
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
at once; immediately; right now
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out