pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
connection; link; relationship
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
about when; about what time; how soon
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
about; concerning; related to; -ish
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)