vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
sense of loss; feeling of loss
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
slim; slender; slight; delicate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
nurse call button; calling a nurse
in a little bit; after a short while
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
chilly; unpleasantly cold
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
finding employment; getting a job
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade