to bloom all over; to bloom in riotous profusion
creating a (usually favorable) environment
not mince matters; not mince one's words
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
to feel more like (a certain mood)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
leaving (fleeing) the capital
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
to rest; to relax; to repose
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
with a fixed time; with a deadline
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness