screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
room to let; room for rent
opposite bank; farther shore
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
whereabout; about where; how much
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
man's handwriting; kanji; Chinese characters
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to project; to stick out; to stand out
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...