to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in a little bit; after a short while
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
unsettled; pending; unresolved
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
pride; boast; credit (to)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
don't worry about it; forget about it
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
registration; accession; register; entry; record