umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
end of a match; end of a game
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
practice; practising; training; study
dispersing; breaking up; running away
offensive (movement); aggression
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bunch of flowers; bouquet
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to visit frequently; to haunt
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
investment; contribution; financing
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
matter of time; question of time
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to forget completely; to leave behind
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
having said that; on the other hand
difficult to ...; hard to ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
basket; basketball; basket cloth
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing