(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
near; nearby; not far off
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
because of; owing to; due to
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to live; to reside; to inhabit
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
appearance; air; mien; getup
most of all; extremely; supremely
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why