to face on; to look out on to
to approach; to draw near
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to get between; to be caught in
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to burst open; to pop; to split
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things
expression; look; countenance; face
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
last week; the week before
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
if it is the case that ...