to read the situation; to sense the mood
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to dance; to perform dance steps
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be helpful; to be useful
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to become pale; to turn pale
drama; play; Chinese opera
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
relation; connection; relevance
and; thereupon; because of that
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)