graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
midsummer greetings; to inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
manner of using one's hands
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
an age (ago); a long time (ago); a decade (ago)
way in the past; two (or so) decades (ago)
one's song repertoire; songs one can sing
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
selection of music; song selection
clientele; customer stratum
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
intimidating air; sense of intimidation