perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival
anniversary of founding (of PRC); national celebration time
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
lunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
decrease; reduction; decline
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
tendency; trend; inclination
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
period of time; time slot; time zone
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
position; location; base; point; site
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
seventh day of the month; seven days
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights