refined; genteel; graceful; decent
silence; stillness; quietness
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
production (e.g. play); direction
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
it is not (like that) either
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
race (of people); type of person
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to tower over the surroundings
construction; architecture (of buildings)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
group; bunch; crowd; group
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
tacit; unspoken; implicit