cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
have to do; must; should; ought to
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
subordination; dependency
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
youthful; young; young-looking
entry; approach; penetration
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
few decades; many decades; several decades
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
weeping for joy; crying with happiness
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
low dining table; tea table
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
adopting a son-in-law into one's family; marrying off one's daughter
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series