1 to settle

2 to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)

1 heavy

2 hard

3 serious

4 critical

1 taciturn

2 uncommunicative

3 silent

1 floating clouds

2 fleeting

3 transient

1 overcast

2 gloomy

3 downcast

4 deep and low (of sound)

5 muffled

1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

2 fig. the best is saved for last

1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women

2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)