viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
pessimism; disappointment
to rebuild; to reconstruct
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
tenth day of the month; ten days
moonbow; lunar rainbow; whitish rainbow cast by moonlight; lunar bow; space rainbow
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
technical book; specialized book; treatise
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to assemble; to set up; to construct
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
feeling great (refreshed)
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
piece of cake; a walk in the park
smoothly; easily; readily
famous literary composition
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to head home; to leave for home