to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
around the clock; day and night
irrational (line of) argument
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
visual hallucination; vision
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
distant look; faraway look
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to laugh away; to laugh off
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity