nightlife districts; drinking districts
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
I'd be lying if I said ...
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
having children; attempting to conceive
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
contemplation; meditation
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
night view; night skyline; nightscape
recollection; reminiscence
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
distinction; differentiation; classification
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to blow through; to blow across
real intention; true motive; true meaning
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nothing but; none other than
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)