late summer; sixth month of the lunar calendar
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
since one was born; (in) all one's life
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to flare up; to burst into flames
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
without cause; without reason
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
with a start; with a jump
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
resentment; indignation; anger
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to make an appeal; to urge
to taste; to savor; to relish
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)