rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
setting a bad example to others
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
already; now; no longer; not any more
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
third day of the month; three days
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace