dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
footwear; footgear; shoes
to make something resound
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to eagerly look forward to
to make inquiries; to refer to
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
summer vacation; summer holiday
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)