May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
for the present; for the time being
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
eldest sister; oldest sister
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak