futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
property; fortune; means; assets
to pass (of time); to elapse
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
wedded life; married life
to become pale; to turn pale
limbs; arms and legs; body
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
other than; excluding; without
persistence; single-mindedness
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
physical condition; state of health
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to crouch; to squat; to cower
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to press a question; to cross-examine
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to cheat (in a romantic relationship); to play it both ways; to sit on the fence; to two-time
clear; precise; definite; distinct
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent