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dark green

to leave without saying good-bye

Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)

room temperature; ordinary temperatures

suddenly; abruptly

in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest

rushed and muddled

everything is fine except for one small defect (idiom); the fly in the ointment

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

optimistic; sanguine; generous

security door

to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest

moody; gloomy

receipt for a loan; IOU

(idiom) unprecedented; unheard of

to spend all one's time together (idiom)

to be in the way; to be a hindrance; (usu. in the negative) to be of consequence; to matter

lonely; secluded

popular song; folk tune; ballad

depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory); span (of time)

to sprout; to shoot; to bud

start of month; early in the month

moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime

to learn a skill or art

cleaning agent; detergent

each and every family (idiom); every household

with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing

folk remedy; home remedy

inside information; concrete details

to increase revenue; to increase income by (x amount); to levy (a surcharge, tax increase etc)

reluctant to part (idiom); broken-hearted at having to leave

an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit; (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit

in a spurt of energy

to be bashful; to feel ashamed

distribution (business); logistics

to report the loss of something

major achievement; great work; triumphant success

Yangge, a popular rural folk dance

to become infuriated; to see red; envious

to cower; to flinch; to quail

oversensitive; suspicious

disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

to look anxious (idiom); to look miserable

negligent; careless; inadvertent

lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count

dragon boat; imperial boat

hanging one's head dispiritedly (idiom); dejected; crestfallen

synthetic fiber; man-made fiber (abbr. for 化學纖維|化学纤维[hua4 xue2 xian1 wei2])

to get one’s courage up; to embolden

succession; inheritance; hereditary