gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
surroundings; environs; circumference
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
counter for (school) periods; nth period
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
from the beginning; from scratch
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
redoing; doing over again
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
acceleration; speeding up
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
scene; spectacle; sight; view