around the world; throughout the world
to gather; to collect; to assemble
every year; yearly; annually
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
negligence; carelessness; mistake
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
Yangtze and Yellow rivers; large river
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
Chinese celery; leaf celery
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
several years; a few years
correspondence; exchange of letters
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to open a pathway (to); to find a way (to); to open the door (to); to pave the way (for)