middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
height of; middle of; full bloom
recording (in a book, the minutes, etc.); printing; including; recording (audio or video)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
new life; fresh start; new routine
residing; living; dwelling
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child
to be transparent; to show through
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
in this manner; in this way; like this
day by day; every day; by the day
14th day of the month; 14 days
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
shop selling local specialties from other regions; shop used for testing sales of new products; showroom
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month